Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what steps her Department has taken to mitigate the effect of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement on producers in (a) Jamaica, (b) India, (c) Mauritius, (d) Pakistan, (e) South Africa, (f) Sri Lanka and (g) Vietnam.

The Government’s published impact assessment identified certain products in these countries that may face greater competition when exporting to the UK as a result of the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement. However, it concludes that the agreement is not likely to have major implications for trade flows between the UK and these countries.[1]

[1] https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-japan-cepa-final-impact-assessment