Question follow-through · 50961

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the 41% tariffs imposed by the United States on the Falkland Islands were discussed as part of the negotiations for the US-UK trade deal announced on 8 May 2025.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 8 May 2025
Target answer date: 14 May 2025
Answer: 14 May 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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8 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the 41% tariffs imposed by the United States on the Falkland Islands were discussed as part of the negotiations for the US-UK trade deal announced on 8 May 2025.
14 May 2025
Target answer date
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14 May 2025
Answer published
We have concluded a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to get an agreement with President Trump. We are continuing talks on the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal. In this agreement, as in all international agreemen...

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