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Overseas Trade: Western Sahara

Commons · Question 49141 · Tabled 29 Apr 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 6 May 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Ashley Fox

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 1 April 2025 to Question 41654 on Trade: Occupied Territories and Western Sahara, if his Department will make an assessment of the impact on British businesses of the UK recog

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 6 May 2025

DBT and FCDO frequently engage on how best to deliver the government’s growth mission, including by supporting UK exports and investment across North Africa.The Department for Business and Trade’s team in Morocco focusses on the business opportunities whi...