Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with businesses in the IT services sector on (a) the UK-India trade deal and (b) the Double Contribution Convention with India.

Before launching free trade agreement talks with India, The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) ran a public call for input to help us understand what businesses and consumers wanted. As talks progressed, we frequently engaged with businesses across a range of sectors including the IT sector.

Double Contributions Conventions are international treaties designed to eliminate the double payment of social security contributions. The government regularly engages with a range of business representatives to understand their views and concerns in relation to the tax system.