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PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Trade Agreements: Australia (26 May 2021)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress she has made on securing a free trade agreement with Australia.

Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)

Answer

The Australian Minister for Trade, Dan Tehan, visited the UK on 22nd – 23rd April to meet my Rt hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade and me face-to-face, for the first time since his appointment in December. Over the course of two days of intensive discussions, the UK and Australia reached consensus on most elements of a comprehensive free trade agreement, including ambitious provisions on services, innovation and mobility. Australia is set to liberalise tariffs on UK goods, from sparkling wine, to cars, to pottery.

Both countries are confident that the remaining issues will be resolved, and are now working to agree the outstanding elements with the aim of reaching agreement in principle later this month.


Answered by:
Greg Hands (Conservative)
8 June 2021

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