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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Commons · Question 37998 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 21 Mar 2025

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Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his counterparts in Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership member states on (a) digital trade standards and (b) their implications for UK

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Answered by Douglas Alexander, 21 Mar 2025

The UK is engaging in exploratory discussions on digital trade as part of the CPTPP General Review. Digital trade was also raised at the CPTPP ministerial meeting in November 2024 and referenced in the subsequent joint statement.As part of this process, C...