Overseas Trade: Vietnam

(asked on 27th February 2019) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps his Department has taken to promote free trade with Vietnam after the UK leaves the EU.


Answered by
George Hollingbery Portrait
George Hollingbery
This question was answered on 7th March 2019

As Baroness Fairhead stated in October 2018 during the 45th anniversary of UK-Vietnam diplomatic relations celebrations, there are very real opportunities for UK businesses in Vietnam.

As an EU Member State, the UK continues to support EU trade policy including Free Trade Agreements such as the EU-Vietnam FTA. The UK Government is also committed to ensuring these prospective benefits are maintained as we leave the EU. Once signed, the UK is seeking to replicate the effects of the EU-Vietnam FTA into a bilateral agreement and has also completed public consultations on its potential accession to CPTPP, of which Vietnam is a member.

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