Economic Partnership Agreements: United Arab Emirates
Commons · Question 125485 · Tabled 10 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 16 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what progress has been made on agreeing a comprehensive economic partnership agreement with the United Arab Emirates.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 16 Apr 2026
The UK is negotiating a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as a whole and is prioritising strengthening our trade and investment relationship with all six GCC countries through a UK-GCC-wide trade deal. The UAE is an import...