Trade Agreements: Switzerland
(asked on 22nd May 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her expected timescale is for signing a free-trade agreement with Switzerland.
This question was answered on 7th June 2023
Further to the launch of the UK-Swiss free trade agreement on 15 May 20203, the UK hosted the first round of negotiations the week commencing Monday 22nd May 2023. A second round of negotiations will take place in the autumn. There is no set timescale for completing negotiations, the UK will prioritise quality of outcomes over speed in the concluding the agreement.