Question follow-through · 108526

Trade Agreements: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to provide Parliament with the opportunity to scrutinise the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal before its provisions take effect.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
26 Jan 2026
Target answer date
28 Jan 2026
Answer
2 Feb 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 26 Jan 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to provide Parliament with the opportunity to scrutinise the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal before its provisions take effect.

  2. 28 Jan 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 2 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    Any final agreement will be scrutinised by Parliament in line with established procedures. Any primary or secondary legislation required to implement an agreement will also be subject to standard legislative procedures.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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