Question follow-through · 112732

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Costa Rica

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the completion of Costa Rica's accession to the CPTPP.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
11 Feb 2026
Target answer date
23 Feb 2026
Answer
23 Feb 2026 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 11 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on the completion of Costa Rica's accession to the CPTPP.

  2. 23 Feb 2026

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  3. 23 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    I attended a Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) ministerial meeting in Melbourne in November and a more recent virtual meeting, at which we discussed the progress made by Costa Rica to join the agreement. I have ...

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