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Chemicals and Drugs: Trade Competitiveness

Commons · Question 11921 · Tabled 22 Jun 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 30 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Al Pinkerton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of changes in the UK’s global market share in (a) pharmaceuticals and (b) chemicals since the UK’s withdrawal from the EU.

Answer

Answered by Chris McDonald, 30 Jun 2026

The Department has not made a specific assessment of changes in the UK's global market share in pharmaceuticals or chemicals since the UK's withdrawal from the EU.Global market share across these sectors is inherently complex to assess. There is no single...