Trade Agreements: Japan

(asked on 4th May 2020) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what representations she has received from the automotive industry on potential changes to the UK's international trade agreement with Japan.


Answered by
Greg Hands Portrait
Greg Hands
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 13th May 2020

The UK and Japan have agreed to negotiate an enhanced bilateral agreement using the existing Economic Partnership Agreement as a basis.

Last year we ran a Call for Input to inform our approach to our future trade relationship with Japan. We received responses from a wide range of sectors, including the automotive industry.

The Automotive Expert Trade Advisory Group facilitates expert technical policy exchanges with relevant experts from academia, regulation and business.

In addition to the above formal structures we will continue to use a variety of mechanisms and engagement structures to ensure that our trade policy works for the whole of the UK.

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