Asked by: Stephen Doughty (Labour (Co-op) - Cardiff South and Penarth)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she is taking to forge lasting commercial links with Ukraine post-conflict.
Answered by Nigel Huddleston - Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
Supporting Ukraine remains a high Government priority including long-term strengthening of commercial links.
Last year the UK led the world in becoming the first country to fully liberalise tariffs with Ukraine which we have extended until early 2024.
This year we signed a landmark UK-Ukraine Digital Trade Agreement and launched a Guide to Doing Business with Ukraine, to support UK business in Ukraine and encourage greater trade flows.
We are working closely with the FCDO to mobilise private sector support for the Ukraine Recovery Conference in London next month, a global event and opportunity to strengthen commercial support for Ukraine.