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VAT: USA

Commons · Question 42264 · Tabled 28 Mar 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 2 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had recent discussions with his US counterpart on reducing VAT on US firms exporting to the UK.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 2 Apr 2025

DBT Secretary of State and officials continue to hold regular and productive conversations with the Trump administration to press the case for UK business interests. We’re prioritising engagement with the US to stand up for our national interests.