Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 February 2022 to Question 119886 on Trade Agreements: Greater Manchester, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the Free Trade Agreement with India on (a) Stockport and (b) Greater Manchester.

A trade deal between the United Kingdom and India could boost the economy of communities across the north west of England by up to £304 million, compared to 2019. It could cut red tape and improve market access for the more than 1,000 businesses in this corner of the country that exported over £310 million worth of goods to India in 2019.