Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, whether her Department plans to publish an assessment of the impact on the UK economy of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation and trade relations between North Carolina and the United Kingdom.

This Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) seeks to bolster an already strong trading relationship, with £1.2bn of UK goods being imported into the state of North Carolina in 2021.

It establishes a working group to monitor and deliver MoU activities and outcomes. Following a successful UK offshore wind delegation to North Carolina in November 2022, which explored trade and investment opportunities, the first working group meeting will take place shortly. The Government will publish an update following the meeting.