Trade Agreements: USA

(asked on 16th May 2025) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether trade negotiations with the US on (a) digital trade provisions and (b) non-tariff barriers will include online safety regulation.


Answered by
Douglas Alexander Portrait
Douglas Alexander
Minister of State (Cabinet Office)
This question was answered on 22nd May 2025

On 8 May the UK government announced a landmark economic deal with the United States, making the UK the first country to reach an agreement with President Trump.

We are continuing talks on a wider UK-US Economic Deal which will look at increasing digital trade, increasing access for our world-leading services industries and improving supply chains.

Protecting people online has never been up for negotiation in these talks. The Online Safety Act is already law and being implemented.

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