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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-12-04more like thismore than 2023-12-04
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: Switzerland remove filter
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to ensure that a UK-Switzerland trade deal includes provisions for the (a) digital, (b) data and (c) investment sectors. more like this
tabling member constituency Strangford more like this
tabling member printed
Jim Shannon more like this
uin 5022 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-12-08more like thismore than 2023-12-08
answer text <p>The Department for Business and Trade is making good progress in negotiations on an enhanced UK-Switzerland Free Trade Agreement. Both the UK and Switzerland agree this should include outcomes in areas such as digital, data and investment.</p><p> </p><p>For investment, UK negotiators are seeking legally guaranteed preferential access to the Swiss market for UK investors and companies. On digital, the UK aims to enhance trade commitments such as those supporting paperless trading. For data, UK objectives include seeking to prevent unjustified localisation, facilitating the free flow of data, and upholding the UK’s high standard of personal data protection.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Chelsea and Fulham more like this
answering member printed Greg Hands more like this
question first answered
less than 2023-12-08T09:29:55.877Zmore like thismore than 2023-12-08T09:29:55.877Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Greg Hands more like this
tabling member
4131
label Biography information for Jim Shannon more like this