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Trade Agreements: USA

Commons · Question 63691 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 8 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

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

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 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...