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Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ongoing UK–US trade negotiations (a) in July 2025 and (b) at other times on (i) manufacturers and (ii) exporters in Scotland; and

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ongoing UK–US trade negotiations (a) in July 2025 and (b) at other times on (i) manufacturers and (ii) exporters in Scotland; and

  2. 10 Jul 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 14 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    We are currently implementing the first phase of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal. The deal protects manufacturing through the removal of tariffs for aerospace goods and reducing tariffs for automotive, alongside the implementation of a new quota. The U...

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