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Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

Commons · Question 4654 · Tabled 29 May 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 5 Jun 2026

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Asked by James McMurdock

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Costa Rica to join UK as member of £13 trillion in GDP global trade bloc, published on 7 May 2026, whether his Department plans to support addi

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Answered by Chris Bryant, 5 Jun 2026

As outlined in the Government's Trade Strategy, the UK remains committed to the expeditious expansion of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) to new high-standards economies. One of the biggest opportunities fr...