UK trade with the US, India and EU

Business and Trade Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 6 Jun 2025 Closed: 24 Apr 2026 Parliament page
The Business and Trade Committee is launching an inquiry into the UK’s trade deals with three of its most important partners: the United States, India, and the European Union. As part of this work, the Committee will scrutinise the detail and implementation of three recent developments: the India Free Trade … Read more
32 Recommendations
17 Conclusions
2 Reports
4 Oral sessions
40 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 52 events
17 Apr
2026
Report published
25 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
11 Mar
2026
Correspondence
9 Mar
2026
Oral evidence
9 Mar
2026
Correspondence
9 Mar
2026
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
26 Feb
2026
Correspondence
24 Feb
2026
Correspondence
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
9 Mar 2026
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Amanda Brooks CBE · Department for Business and Trade Chris Bryant MP · Department for Business and Trade Kate Joseph · Department for Business and Trade
10 Feb 2026
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Andrew Dowler · Blackstone Audrey Yvernault · GSK Ben Richardson · CoreWeave Dr Richard Torbett · Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) Dr Scott Steedman CBE · British Standards Institution (BSI) Duncan Edwards OBE · British American Business Hugh Milward · Microsoft Jonathan Legh-Smith · UKQuantum Loren Jones · Amentum Paul Weston · Prologis UK Limited Russell Codling · Tata Steel UK
13 Jan 2026
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Trade with the EU
Alastair Gunn · Road Haulage Association Julian Walker · Associated British Ports Matt Hinde · National Grid Oriel Petry · Airbus UK Paul Nowak · Trades Union Congress (TUC) Peter Brennan · UK Steel Sean McGuire · Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Toby Ovens · Broughton Transport Tom Bradshaw · National Farmers' Union
2 Dec 2025
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Amanda Tickel · Deloitte UK Chris Bryant MP · Department for Business and Trade Dr Claus Zimmermann · Ashurst LLP Kate Thornley · Department for Business and Trade Mr John Cooke · TheCityUK Mr Jonathan Brenton · Pernod Ricard Mr Mike Archer · AstraZeneca UK Murray Paul · Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) Pankaj S Kulkarni · Tech Mahindra Rachel Timmins · Ceramics UK Tom Bradshaw · National Farmers' Union Tom Wills · Trade Justice Movement
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
23 Recommendation Deferred
10th Report – US Economic Prosperi…
Introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation and consider forced labour import bans.
In line with the previous recommendations of this Committee, the Government should align with other countries to introduce mandatory human rights due diligence legislation, and consider new levers such as import bans on products from regions where forced labour prevails, … Read more
Government Response
The government states it has launched a review into the UK’s approach to responsible business conduct, actively examining existing measures and considering new tools like mandatory human rights due diligence and import controls to combat forced labour in supply chains.
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11 Conclusion Deferred
12th Report - UK-India Comprehensi…
ESG frameworks in trade agreement lack impact due to absent enforceable dispute settlement.
The Committee concludes that the Agreement establishes useful environmental, social and governance (ESG) frameworks. However, while the inclusion of standalone chapters on anti-corruption, labour rights, environment, gender equality and development represent a step forward in India’s trade agreements, their impact … Read more
Government Response
The government mentions a Responsible Business Conduct review that will be critical to ensuring businesses operate responsibly across operations and supply chains and will update Parliament when the review is complete.
Department for Business and Trade
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Government Response AI assessment · 49 of 32 classified
Accepted 29
Acknowledged 15
Deferred 2
Not Addressed 3
Total 32 recs + 17 conclusions
Correspondence 40 letters
25 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to further information requested on the UK steel industry, 17 March 2026
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11 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State and the Minister for the Constitution and EU relations relating to UK-EU Competition Cooperation Agreement, 3 March 2026
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11 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from Amentum relating to the UK-US Technology Prosperity Deal, 16 February 2026
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11 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from Prologis relating to the Committee's evidence session on 10 February on US trade, 27 February 2026
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11 Mar 2026 From committee Letter to the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 2 March 2026
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11 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from National Grid relating to the Committee's evidence session on 13 January on EU trade, 23 January 2026
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9 Mar 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US Supreme Court ruling, 6 March 2026
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26 Feb 2026 From committee Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to US tariffs and the US Supreme Court ruling, 23 February 2026
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24 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 19 February 2026
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24 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations relating to an evidence session on UK relations with the European Union, 12 February 2025
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11 Feb 2026 From committee Letter to the Minister for the Constitution and European Union Relations and the Minister of State for Trade relating to an evidence session on UK relations with the European Union, 5 February 2025
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11 Feb 2026 From committee Letter to the Minister for Industry relating to the UK steel industry, 11 February 2026
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11 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from Tata Steel relating to the Committee's evidence session on 10 February on UK trade with the US, 3 February 2026
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3 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the start of the scrutiny period for the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 21 January 2026
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3 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to a Committee session on the UK's trade policy regarding the EU and US, 22 January 2026
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3 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister for Migration and Citizenship relating to mobility provisions in the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 20 January 2026
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3 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to changes to the beef quota as part of UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal, 20 January 2026
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3 Feb 2026 To committee Letter from the Road Haulage Association relating to the Committee session on 13 January on the EU reset, 16 January 2026
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13 Jan 2026 From committee Letter to the Minister of State for Trade and the Minister for the Constitution and EU relations relating to an evidence session on UK-EU relations, 7 January 2026
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6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from Minister of State for Trade relating to a parliamentary debate on the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 19 December 2025
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6 Jan 2026 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the evidence session on 2 December on the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 16 December 2025
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9 Dec 2025 From committee Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to further information following evidence session on trade with India, 8 December 2025
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9 Dec 2025 From committee Letter to the Minister of State for Trade relating to confirmation of a debate on the UK–India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 9 December 2025
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4 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from the Ministers for Trade and for Migration and Citizenship relating to migration impacts of the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 17 November 2025
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4 Dec 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to an update on UK-US trade, 1 December 2025
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26 Nov 2025 From committee Letter to Minister for Indo-Pacific relating to the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 23 October 2025
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25 Nov 2025 From committee Letter to the Minister for Migrations and Citizenship, and the Exchequer Secretary relating to Mobility Provisions and Fiscal Implications of the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 23 October 2025
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25 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury relating to Double Contributions Convention in the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 17 November 2025
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25 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister for Trade relating to a Call for Evidence on the UK’s potential accession to the Pan-Euro Mediterranean Convention, 17 November 2025
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25 Nov 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister for Indo-Pacific relating to strategic and geopolitical considerations of the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, 19 November 2025
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21 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to UK-US Trade, 13 October 2025
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21 Oct 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade relating to the Ratification Plan for the UK-India Free Trade Agreement, 14 October 2025
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14 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to tariffs on finished goods exported to the US, 5 September 2025
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2 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to Parliamentary scrutiny of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal, 22 July 2025
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2 Sep 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to the UK-India Free Trade Agreement, 23 July 2025
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22 Aug 2025 From committee Letter to the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to tariffs on finished goods exported to the US, 22 August 2025
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15 Jul 2025 From committee Letter to the Secretary of State relating to parliamentary scrutiny of the US-UK Economic Prosperity Deal, 9 July 2025
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15 Jul 2025 To committee Letter from the Secretary of State relating to UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal, 26 June 2025
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24 Jun 2025 From committee Letter to Trade Ministers relating to UK-EU Common Understanding, 16 June 2025
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24 Jun 2025 To committee Letter from Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security relating to UK-US EPD update, 18 June 2025
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