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Trade Agreements: USA

Commons · Question 52144 · Tabled 13 May 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 May 2025

Question

Asked by Cat Eccles

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the proposed UK-US trade agreement on the future of the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 20 May 2025

On 8th May, the UK government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States. The NHS will never be on the table for any trade agreement and the US trade deal will not lead to privatisation of the NHS. The NHS is not for sale under any circumst...