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Trade Agreements: USA

Commons · Question 63572 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 16 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on her Department.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 16 Jul 2025

In May, the UK concluded a landmark economic deal with the US. This deal protects jobs in the automotive, steel, aluminium, pharmaceutical and aerospace sectors - sectors that employ over 320,000 people across the UK. In addition, an estimated 260,000 job...