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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: Northern Ireland

Commons · Question 58166 · Tabled 9 Jun 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 12 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership on Northern Ireland in its first year of operation.

Answer

Answered by Douglas Alexander, 12 Jun 2025

The UK acceded to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) on 15 December 2024.This comprehensive agreement will support businesses by making it easier for them to trade with CPTPP, and all nations of the UK are ex...