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Tuesday 14th July 2026

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The following extracts are from Business and Trade Questions on 2 July 2026.
Richard Baker Portrait Richard Baker
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The EU is a key trading partner for Scotland, accounting for almost 40% of Scotland’s international exports. Can the Minister reassure my constituents in Glenrothes and Mid Fife that while we wait for a new date for the EU summit, this Government will press ahead with plans to align with more areas of the single market, so that we can continue to remove barriers for our businesses to trade with Europe?

Chris Bryant Portrait Chris Bryant
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My hon. Friend is absolutely right, not least because in the most recent figures, our trade in goods with Europe has fallen by 2% in the last year, whereas our trade in services has grown by 7%.

[Official Report, 2 July 2026; Vol. 788, c. 1008.]

Written correction submitted by the Minister for Trade, the hon. Member for Rhondda and Ogmore (Chris Bryant):

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