Question follow-through · 100832

Trade Agreements: South Korea

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps with Invest NI and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the trade deal between the UK and South Korea impacts all areas of the United Kingdom.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
17 Dec 2025
Target answer date
5 Jan 2026
Answer
5 Jan 2026 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Dec 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will take steps with Invest NI and the Northern Ireland Executive to ensure that the trade deal between the UK and South Korea impacts all areas of the United Kingdom.

  2. 5 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 5 Jan 2026

    Answer published

    The FTA between the UK and the Republic of Korea will apply to all parts of the UK, including Northern Ireland. DBT have worked closely with the Devolved Governments throughout the negotiations. Digitised trade provisions and new rules of origin will bene...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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