Rules of Origin: Treaties
Commons · Question 92539 · Tabled 19 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 25 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the time and resources required to negotiate UK accession to the PEM Convention with existing members.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 25 Nov 2025
No decision has been made on UK accession to the PEM Convention. As set out in the Trade Strategy, we are now engaging business and PEM partners to consider the potential merits of accession and launched a Call for Evidence on 17 November. A decision to s...