Trade Agreements: USA
Commons · Question 63574 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal on her Department.
Answer
Answered by Andrew Western, 8 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...