PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Overseas Trade: India (25 April 2019)
Question Asked
What steps he is taking to increase the UK's proportion of global trade with India.
Asked by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
Asked by:
Bob Blackman (Conservative)
Answer
Exports to India were up nearly 20% in 2018 on the previous year, totalling over £7.9 billion.
We have a number of initiatives to strengthen our bilateral trade relationship with India, including the Joint Working Group on Trade, which recently met in March.
Only last night I was at the Grant Thornton tracker event with the Confederation of Indian Industry, to celebrate the success of some of the top Indian companies in the UK.
Answered by:
Graham Stuart (Conservative)
25 April 2019
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