International Trade

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (Accession)

The following is an extract from the statement made by the Secretary of State for International Trade on 17 June 2020.

The Secretary of State for International Trade (Elizabeth Truss)
…The foundations for both deals are strong. We already have close ties in areas such as cars, steel,  services, and food and drink, and 31,000 small businesses export to Australia.

[Official Report, 17 June 2020, Vol. 677, c. 826.]

Letter of correction from the Secretary of State for International Trade (Elizabeth Truss):

An error has been identified in the statement I made to the House on 17 June 2020.

The correct statement should have been:

The Secretary of State for International Trade (Elizabeth Truss)
…The foundations for both deals are strong. We already have close ties in areas such as cars, steel, services, and food and drink, and 13,400 small businesses export to Australia.