Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps her Department has taken to help increase exports to Sweden since 2022.

The Government is committed to driving forward export growth and helping UK businesses export to markets across the globe including Sweden. UK exports to Sweden amounted to £12.0 billion in the 12 months to September 2023, making Sweden the UK’s 20^th largest export market.

In 2022, UK and Swedish Trade Ministers inaugurated the first annual UK Sweden Business Forum, which seeks to increase the volume of bilateral trade and investment and address barriers to trade. Subsequently, the UK Sweden Strategic Partnership Agreement signed by the countries’ respective Prime Ministers in October 2023 committed to the continuation of this forum.