Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what recent discussions her Department has had with the Government of Tanzania on a bilateral trade deal.

The Taxation (Cross-Border Trade) Act enables the UK to put in place a UK trade preferences scheme for developing countries. This will grant duty-free quota-free access to UK markets for Least Developed Countries, including Tanzania.

The UK hopes to discuss the possibility of a trade agreement in East Africa with Tanzanian partners in the near future.