Question follow-through · 52221

Biofuels: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US trade deal on the UK's bioethanol industry.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
14 May 2025
Target answer date
19 May 2025
Answer
19 May 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 14 May 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-US trade deal on the UK's bioethanol industry.

  2. 19 May 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 May 2025

    Answer published

    Whenever a trade agreement of any sort is agreed, there will be domestic impacts if our trading partners have requested further access to the UK market. That is the case for the agreement on bioethanol. Senior officials from the Department for Business an...

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