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Trade Barriers: Canada and USA

Commons · Question 28026 · Tabled 3 Feb 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 6 Feb 2025

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Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions (a) he, (b) ministers in his Department and (c) officials in his Department have had with counterparts in Canada on the impact of additional US-Canada trade barriers on UK trade.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 6 Feb 2025

On 4 February, President Trump agreed to hold off imposing all tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days, following calls with Prime Minister Trudeau and President Sheinbaum. We will continue to monitor any further developments, including through discussio...