Written questions

Trade Agreements: India

Commons · Question 106983 · Tabled 20 Jan 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 26 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to initiate the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRAG) process for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement by laying the treaty before Parliament.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 26 Jan 2026

The Government laid the treaty text of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement before Parliament on 21 January. The statutory period provided by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 will commence on 22 January. The Government is prioritising bringi...