Written questions

Overseas Trade: Caribbean

Commons · Question 50075 · Tabled 6 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 14 May 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of UK trade policy on (a) levels of UK-Caribbean economic engagement and (b) Chinese influence in that region.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 14 May 2025

The UK’s Economic Partnership Agreement with CARIFORUM, which is the most comprehensive trade agreement that the UK has signed with developing countries, supports growth across the region and in the UK. Between 2023 and 2024, UK-CARIFORUM bilateral trade ...