Manufactured Goods: UK Trade with EU
Commons · Question 1504 · Tabled 14 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 22 May 2026
Question
Asked by Al Pinkerton
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate his Department has made of the potential impact of a UK-EU mutual recognition agreement for manufactured goods on (a) GDP trade volumes and (b) regulatory costs for UK businesses.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 22 May 2026
Ahead of the UK-EU Summit in May 2025 we explored several proposals with the EU on manufactured goods. To inform these discussions, the government assessed the potential economic benefits of a range of measures, including the potential impact of mutual re...