Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Mark Eastwood and Alun Cairns

Tuesday 12th May 2020 Commons Chamber

[Mark Eastwood (Dewsbury) (Con)]

What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with the US.

[Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan) (Con)]

What assessment she has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with the US.

[The Secretary of State for International Trade (Elizabeth Truss)]

A free trade agreement with the United States is set to deliver a £15 billion increase in bilateral trade, benefiting every region of the UK, including the nation of Wales and the great county of Yorkshire, and delivering an extra £1.8 billion for workers’ wages.