International trade
International trade news from UK Parliament.

UK not ready for the end of the transition period
EU Goods Sub-Committee writes to Government on post-transition preparedness
10 December 2020

DIT and UKEF “not demonstrated progress in tackling big challenges” they now face
Committee publish report on Government support for UK exporters
28 October 2020

UK’s vital professional and business services overlooked in trade negotiations
EU Services Sub-Committee publishes report on professional and business services.
13 October 2020

UK trade negotiations with Australia and New Zealand examined
The International Trade Committee meet on 23 September on the UK’s Free Trade Agreement negotiations with Australia and New Zealand.
22 September 2020

Committee launch inquiry into the use of forced labour in UK value chains
Inquiry will explore the extent of UK business links to supply chains involving forced labour of Uyghurs in China
18 September 2020

Peers call for more transparency on trade deals
Letter from International Agreements Sub-Committee to Government about trade deals published
31 July 2020

Non-tariff barriers require urgent consideration in the UK-EU negotiations
The EU Goods Sub-Committee, chaired by Baroness Verma, writes to Michael Gove about its inquiry on Beyond tariffs: facilitating future UK-EU trade in manufactured goods
30 July 2020

International Trade Secretary discusses possible free trade agreements
The Secretary of State for International Trade appears before the International Agreements Sub-Committee on Thursday 23 July at 3.00pm
21 July 2020

Lords examines Business and Planning Bill
Members vote on alcohol containers and debt collection
21 July 2020

Inquiries launched on UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand trade negotiations
International Agreements Sub-Committee launch inquiries into UK-Australia and UK-New Zealand trade negotiations
16 July 2020

Small businesses questioned on facilitating future UK-EU trade in manufactured goods
The House of Lords EU Goods Sub-Committee hears evidence from small businesses on how to facilitate UK-EU trade beyond tariffs on Thursday 9 July at 11.00am
07 July 2020

Trade, customs and logistics experts questioned on facilitating UK-EU trade
EU Goods hears evidence from a range of trade, customs and logistics experts on Monday 6 July at 10.00am
01 July 2020

UK farmers and food producers discuss US trade negotiations
International Agreements Sub-Committee takes evidence on Wednesday 1 July at 3.00pm
30 June 2020

Report on international agreements with Morocco and Poland published
International Agreements Sub-Committee publises report on agreements with Morocco and Poland
26 June 2020

Call for evidence on UK-Japan trade negotiations launched
The International Agreements Sub-Committee seeks evidence on UK–Japan trade
25 June 2020