Question follow-through · 28382

Overseas Trade: Canada

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to increase trade with Canada.

answeredDepartment for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

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Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade
Tabled
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
11 Sept 2026
Answer
16 Sept 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 9 Sept 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to increase trade with Canada.

  2. 11 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The UK and Canada share a strong trading relationship, underpinned by our existing free trade agreement and worth £34 billion in 2025[1]. It was bolstered on September 1st by Canadian ratification of the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive...

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