A question on #TradeAgreements #SouthernAfricanDevelopmentCommunity tabled by Adam Jogee on 03-02-2025 has been answered by Mr Douglas Alexander.

Heading: Trade Agreements: Southern African Development Community
Question ID: 1761321
UIN: 28276
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-02-03
Asking Member ID: 5168
Asking Member display name: Adam Jogee
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential merits of a free trade agreement with the Southern African Development Community.
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Date answered: 2025-02-10
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Answering Member ID: 632
Answering Member display name: Mr Douglas Alexander
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Answer text: None of our partner governments in Southern African Development Community (SADC) have requested a collective UK-SADC FTA. There are two customs unions within the SADC grouping, which our existing agreements aim to align with.Our UK-Southern African Custom...
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
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