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Trade Agreements: Commonwealth

Commons · Question 44936 · Tabled 8 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 23 Apr 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the role of Commonwealth trade agreements in increasing the UK’s export growth rate in the services sector.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 23 Apr 2025

UK exports in services to Commonwealth countries rose in current prices from £36.4 billion in 2019 to £58.1 billion in the 12 months to September 2024 and represents 61.5% of UK exports to Commonwealth countries in the latest period. The UK increases serv...