Trade Agreements: India
(asked on 21st September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask His Majesty's Government what progress they are making in regards to a UK–India free trade agreement; and when they anticipate completion.
Answered by
Lord Offord of Garvel
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 5th October 2023
We are continuing to negotiate with India to secure a comprehensive and ambitious trade deal.
The thirteenth round of negotiations began on 18 September. Talks are now focused on complex issues including goods, services, and investment.
We are working at pace, but we are not committing ourselves to a deadline. The Secretary of State will only sign when we have a deal that is fair and in the best interests of the British people and the economy.