Export led growth

Business and Trade Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 15 Jan 2025 Closed: 10 Mar 2026 Parliament page
The Government has set its sights on achieving the "highest sustained growth in the G7". This will be backed by new industrial and trade strategies to boost productivity, create good jobs and strengthen global partnerships including with the EU. The Business and Trade Committee will examine the Government's trade strategy … Read more
28 Recommendations
5 Conclusions
2 Reports
4 Oral sessions
30 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 42 events
11 Feb
2026
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3 Feb
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6 Jan
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Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
3 Jun 2025
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Andy Richardson · Special Melted Products David Exwood · National Farmers Union George Drakos · Bridgnorth Aluminium Jonathan Legh-Smith · UKQuantum Murray Paul · Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Paul Kenward · ABF Sugar Russell Codling · Tata Steel UK Sabina Ciofu · techUK Simon Thomas · Paragraf Steve Bates · Bioindustry Association
25 Mar 2025
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Alex Gover · Intralink Charlie Humphreys · Asia House Douglas Barrie · International Institute for Strategic Studies Harry Anderson · Universities UK Helen Brocklebank · Walpole Ian Gibbons OBE · UK ASEAN Business Council Johanna Kyrklund · Schroders Mr Jonathan Brenton · Pernod Ricard Nicola Watkinson · TheCityUK
25 Feb 2025
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Eric Gottwald · AFL-CIO Frank Aaskov · UK Steel George Magnus · University of Oxford China Centre and School of Oriental and African Studies Lord Mark Sedwill, Cabinet Secretary (2018-2020) Mr Marley Morris · Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Rebecca Sedler · National Grid Rosa Crawford · Trade Union Congress (TUC) Sarah Williams · Green Alliance Sean Sargent · Green Lithium Sir Sherard Cowper-Coles · China-Britain Business Council The Lord Hannan of Kingsclere · Institute for Free Trade Tom Brufatto · Best for Britain Tom Wills · Trade Justice Movement
21 Jan 2025
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Amanda Brooks CBE · Department for Business and Trade Niall MacEntee-Creighton · Cabinet Office Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP · Department for Business and Trade Rt Hon Nick Thomas-Symonds MP · Cabinet Office
Recommendations & Conclusions
3 results
Clear
11 Recommendation Accepted in Part
6th Report – How to strengthen UK-…
Identify sectors for compatible EU regulation and commit to a corresponding regulatory roadmap.
We recommend that the Government consults with the business community, unions, workers and consumer groups and identifies sectors of the economy where, over the next ten years, there could be mutual gains from maximising compatible regulation with the EU. This … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges the importance of compatible regulation with the EU and states it will continue to engage with industry and consider consistent approaches where beneficial. However, it notes that recent summit outcomes did not include a commitment to negotiate mutual recognition agreements, despite recognizing their value.
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13 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Prioritise UK-EU energy cooperation and seek to agree an efficient electricity trading framework.
To achieve the shared strategic objectives of reducing carbon emissions, improving energy security, and expanding renewables, the UK and the EU must prioritise energy cooperation in upcoming discussions. There is a clear need to move beyond the current state of … Read more
Government Response
The government accepted the recommendation in part, welcoming energy cooperation and stating that at the UK-EU Summit, agreements were made to stabilise the TCA Energy Title and explore UK participation in EU electricity trading platforms. They also agreed to strengthen cooperation on clean energy technologies.
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18 Recommendation Accepted in Part
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Publish a new roadmap for negotiating priorities for mutual recognition of qualifications.
We recommend that the Government draws lessons from the slow pace of mutual professional qualification recognition negotiations to date, reassesses which mutual recognition agreements would contribute most to our mutual economic gain, and publishes a new roadmap of negotiating priorities … Read more
Government Response
The government acknowledges limited progress on mutual professional qualification recognition and committed to establishing dedicated dialogues with the EU and working more closely with UK regulators to identify priority sectors for economic benefit. However, it does not explicitly commit to publishing a new roadmap of negotiating priorities.
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Government Response AI assessment · 33 of 28 classified
Accepted 19
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 10
Deferred 1
Total 28 recs + 5 conclusions
Correspondence 30 letters
11 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round nine of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland, 2 February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the signature of the UK-Indonesia Economic Growth Partnership, 19 January 2026
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6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round three of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey, 11 December 2025
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6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the UK-Swiss mutual recognition agreement on Conformity Assessment, 10 December 2025
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6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the Southern Africa Customs Union and Mozambique, 8 December 2025
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6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Minster of State for Trade relating to the UK-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement, 15 December 2025
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12 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to EU Cumulation and Direct Transport in the United Kingdom-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement, 5 November 2025
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4 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round eight of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland, 28 October 2025
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21 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to round 2 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey, 13 October 2025
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15 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from Minister of State for Trade relating to UK’s WTO Article XXVIII process, 17 September 2025
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15 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to UK-Greenland Partnership, Trade and Cooperation Agreement Negotiations, 3 October 2025
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2 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the UK's bioethanol industry, 4 August 2025
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2 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Paymaster General and the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to the Committee's sixth report on UK-EU relations and the Committee’s letter of 16 June, 15 July 2025
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23 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to round 5 of negotiations on an upgraded Free Trade Agreement with the Republic of Korea, 21 July 2025
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23 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to round 1 of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Turkey, 14 July 2025
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15 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to launch of UK-Taiwan Enhanced Trade Partnership Pillars on Investment, 27 June 2025
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1 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to the UK’s Trade Strategy, 25 June 2025
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1 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to round seven of negotiations on an enhanced Free Trade Agreement with Switzerland, 25 June 2025
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24 Jun 2025 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade and the Secretary of State for Transport relating to the safeguarding of the Bioethanol Sector, 24 June 2025
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24 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from AB Sugar relating to UK Bio-ethanol industry, 18 June 2025
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3 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal, 28 May 2025
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20 May 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to a UK trade agreement with the United States, 13 May 2025
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15 May 2025 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State relating to the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal, 15 May 2025
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6 May 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to UK measures in response to US tariffs, 25 April 2025
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1 May 2025 From committee Letter to the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to how ministers should respond to US Tariffs, 1 May 2025
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29 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from Trade Remedies Authority relating to monitoring trade diversion and product dumping into the UK market, 17 April 2025
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29 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders relating to their position on PEM, 24 April 2025
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22 Apr 2025 To committee Letter from Walpole relating to oral evidence given before the Committee, 28 March 2025
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16 Apr 2025 From committee Letter to Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to the Government's consultation on the response to US tariffs, 16 April 2025
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14 Apr 2025 From committee Letter to the Trade Remedies Authority relating to trade diversion and the dumping of goods into the UK market, 14 April 2025
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