Written questions

Financial Services: South Korea

Commons · Question 100698 · Tabled 16 Dec 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 22 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that UK financial services firms can effectively use the (a) data localization and (b) transparency commitments in the UK-South Korea Free Trade Agreement.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 22 Dec 2025

Although we have concluded negotiations, we have not yet reached signature, let alone ratification, so this question is premature. However DBT’s Free Trade Agreement Utilisation team helps businesses understand and benefit from the UK’s new Free Trade Agr...