Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled Joint Statement of 16th Meeting of the India–UK JETCO, published on 12 October 2026, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the UK-India Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement on the total sum value of UK (a) exports to India and (b) imports from India since the agreement entered into force.

The government has assessed the potential long-run impact of the UK-India CETA through its published impact assessment. It estimated that in the long-run CETA could increase UK exports to India by nearly 60% and UK imports from India by 25%, equivalent to £15.7 billion (UK exports to India) and £9.8 billion (UK imports from India) when applied to projections of future trade in 2040. The Department has not assessed actual impacts since CETA’s entry into force in July 2026 as there is not yet enough data available for credible and robust analytical assessment.