| Heading: |
Trade Agreements: India |
| Question ID: |
1814219 |
| UIN: |
HL8608 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-18 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2478 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Rogan
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Lord Rogan
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential benefits to Northern Ireland of the UK–India free trade agreement. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-30 |
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false |
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false |
| Answering Member ID: |
5373 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Gustafsson
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Baroness Gustafsson
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| Answer text: |
The UK–India Free Trade Agreement is estimated to increase bilateral trade by £25.5 billion, boost UK GDP by £4.8 billion and raise wages by £2.2 billion annually in the long term.Northern Ireland is expected to benefit from enhanced export opportunities,... |
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| Answering body ID: |
214 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Business and Trade |
| Tweeted: |
true |