Question follow-through · 120550
UK Relations with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an economic security agreement with the European Union to mitigate potential geopolitical shocks.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 12 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 16 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 20 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of establishing an economic security agreement with the European Union to mitigate potential geopolitical shocks.
16 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Mar 2026
Answer published
We have continued to enhance our cooperation with the EU on a range of economic security issues of mutual concern since the UK-EU Summit in 2025. The EU remains our most important trading partner, our economies are deeply interconnected and face many of t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention
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18 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of negotiating UK access into the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.
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Job Creation: Surrey Heath
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the creation of well-paid jobs in Surrey Heath constituency.
Hospitality Industry: Surrey Heath
26 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of recent trends in levels of business confidence in the hospitality sector in Surrey Heath constituency.
Small Businesses: Insolvency
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK’s exit from the EU on the rate of small and medium-sized enterprise dissolution since 2021.
Freight: Insolvency
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the number of UK haulage firms operating internationally that have entered insolvency in each of the last ten years.
Manufacturing Industries: UK Trade with EU
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential impact of a UK-EU mutual recognition agreement on manufactured goods on the economy.
Manufacturing Industries: UK Trade with EU
13 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department plans to publish an assessment of the potential impact of a UK-EU mutual recognition agreement on manufacturers.
Manufactured Goods: UK Trade with EU
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of a UK-EU mutual recognition agreement for manufactured goods on (a) GDP trade volumes and (b) regulatory costs for UK businesses.
Manufacturing Industries: UK Trade with EU
14 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what methodology his Department used to assess the economic benefits of a UK EU mutual recognition agreement on manufactured goods.
Small Businesses: Insolvency
15 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many SMEs were dissolved in each year from 2008 to 2012.