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Commonwealth Enterprise and Investment Council

Commons · Question 37999 · Tabled 13 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 25 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of (a) trends in the level of (i) trade facilitation, (ii) economic cooperation and (iii) market access within the Commonwealth and (b) the potential merits of the Com

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 25 Mar 2025

The Commonwealth includes some of the UK’s biggest trading partners including Canada, and South Africa. Trade values have increased steadily in current prices from £105.6bn in 2014 to £170.2bn (12 months to end September 2024) through economic cooperation...