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Manufacturing Industries: UK Trade with EU

Commons · Question 1505 · 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 methodology his Department used to assess the economic benefits of a UK EU mutual recognition agreement on manufactured goods.

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...