Trade Agreements: USA
Commons · Question 65982 · Tabled 8 Jul 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Euan Stainbank
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the ongoing UK-US trade negotiations (a) in July 2025 and (b) at other times on (i) manufacturers and (ii) exporters in Scotland; and
Answer
Answered by Douglas Alexander, 14 Jul 2025
We are currently implementing the first phase of the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal. The deal protects manufacturing through the removal of tariffs for aerospace goods and reducing tariffs for automotive, alongside the implementation of a new quota. The U...