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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-03-07more like thismore than 2023-03-07
answering body
Department for Business and Trade more like this
answering dept id 214 more like this
answering dept short name Business and Trade more like this
answering dept sort name Business and Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Agreements: India remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent progress her Department has made on negotiating a free trade agreement with India; whether she has had discussions with her Indian counterpart on the potential merits of including tariff reductions for Irish whiskey exporters in that agreement; and if she will make a statement. more like this
tabling member constituency North Antrim more like this
tabling member printed
Ian Paisley more like this
uin 160274 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-03-14more like thismore than 2023-03-14
answer text <p>A free trade agreement with India offers the opportunity to deepen our already strong trade relationship, worth £34 billion in the year to end Q3 2022.</p><p> </p><p>We seek a forward-looking FTA which includes a solid market access offer that can boost firms like Irish whiskey exporters, as well as easing red tape for services and ensuring greater legal certainty for investment.</p><p> </p><p>On 10 February 2023, the seventh round of UK-India FTA concluded. We do not discuss details of live negotiations, and will only sign a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Mid Worcestershire more like this
answering member printed Nigel Huddleston more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-03-14T18:15:50.44Zmore like thismore than 2023-03-14T18:15:50.44Z
answering member
4407
label Biography information for Nigel Huddleston more like this
tabling member
4129
label Biography information for Ian Paisley more like this