Written questions

Science and Technology: USA

Commons · Question 61153 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 24 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of the UK-US trade deal on the (a) science and (b) technology sectors.

Answer

Answered by Feryal Clark, 24 Jun 2025

The UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal (EPD) includes a number of provisions that will in future benefit UK science and technology sectors. These include, for example, provisions on future negotiations on significantly preferential tariff treatment for pharma...