Trade Agreements: Gulf States

(asked on 9th June 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the UK-Gulf trade deal on inward investment into (a) the UK, (b) Buckinghamshire, and (c) Milton Keynes.


Answered by
Chris Bryant Portrait
Chris Bryant
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 22nd June 2026

This deal will unlock investment in high‑growth sectors, provide the stability and certainty businesses need to plan, with provisions supporting inward investment across the UK. By establishing a clear, rules‑based framework, it will support firms to invest, grow and deepen UK–GCC economic ties.

The government will publish a full impact assessment alongside signature setting out impacts across sectors, regions and protected characteristics.

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