Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many UK businesses have participated in Ukraine trade support programmes.

Under the UK-Ukraine 100 Year Partnership, the Department for Business and Trade has provided trade support to hundreds of UK businesses in Ukraine through:

• The Free Trade Agreement and tariff liberalisation to simplify trade;
• Tackling market access barriers which reduce or prevent trade;
• Maintaining up to £3.5bn in UK Export Finance cover through UKEF;
• DBT’s Project Development Programme to embed British involvement in reconstruction projects;
• A procurement dashboard providing easy access to World Bank, EIB, and EBRD opportunities;
• Business promotion and introduction opportunities such as trade missions, round tables, and international conferences including the ReBuild Ukraine Expo.