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date	21/03/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her planned timetable is for the signing of a UK-India trade agreement.
tabling member constituency	South Swindon
tabling member printed	Sir Robert Buckland
uin	19865
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/04/2024 answer text <p>Progress has been made on negotiating a free trade agreement with India, closing the majority of chapters and making headway on the outstanding issues. Only the most complex issues remain open, with talks focused on goods, services, and investment.</p><p>The Government remains focused on securing a deal in the best interests of the British people and economy. It has always been about the deal and not the date.</p><p>Officials are expected to continue talks during India's pre-election period.</p> answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham answering member printed Greg Hands question first answered 02/04/2024 13:32:31 answering member 1526 label Biography information for Greg Hands
tabling member	4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland

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registered interest
date	12/02/2024
answering body	Department for Business and Trade
answering dept id	214
answering dept short name	Business and Trade
answering dept sort name	Business and Trade
hansard heading	Trade Agreements: India
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure that the potential trade agreement with India (1) promotes fair and balanced terms, and (2) contains safeguards that protect the interest of the economy.
tabling member printed	Lord Taylor of Warwick
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answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/02/2024 answer text <p>We are working hard on a deal with India that would boost our current trading relationship, already worth over £38 billion, helping businesses and communities across the UK.</p><p> </p><p>We remain clear that we will only sign when we have a deal that is fair, reciprocal, and ultimately in the best interests of the British people and the economy.</p><p> </p><p>We ensure that all trade agreements maintain our ability to apply trade remedies, including a global safeguard, under the WTO framework to protect UK industries.</p> answering member printed Lord Offord of Garvel question first answered 26/02/2024 17:29:40 answering member 4931 label Biography information for Lord Offord of Garvel
tabling member	1796 label Biography information for Lord Taylor of Warwick