PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Trade Agreements: New Zealand (26 May 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what progress she has made towards a free trade agreement with New Zealand.
Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Asked by:
Dr Kieran Mullan (Conservative)
Answer
The Government has completed four rounds of negotiations since the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations were launched last June. The fifth round of negotiations began on the 8th June.
Overall, negotiations have been positive, pragmatic and productive. The Government has made good progress and is now negotiating on all areas of the FTA.
The UK and New Zealand both remain eager to make further progress, with a view to working towards an agreement in the coming months.
Answered by:
Greg Hands (Conservative)
11 June 2021
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