Business Views on Post Brexit Trade Agreements Sought by Goverment

Members of the public and businesses can now have their say on the UK's prospective, post-Brexit trade agreements.

In 6 month’s time, the UK will have the opportunity to begin negotiating, signing, and ratifying Free Trade Agreements with trading partners across the globe. 

In preparation for this, the UK Government is consulting with members of the public, businesses, trade experts, and any other interested organisations to help inform this work.

These agreements could:

• enable increased trade and investment
• secure access for UK exporters to the key markets of today and the future
• give consumers access to a greater range of products at lower prices
• make the UK more innovative, competitive and prosperous.

There are 4 online consultations:

• Consultation on trade negotiations with the United States
• Consultation on trade negotiations with Australia
• Consultation on trade negotiations with New Zealand
• Consultation on the UK potentially seeking accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)

At the launch event International Trade Secretary Liam Fox said "These consultations are about how we position ourselves as Global Britain. To build the export markets, investment opportunities and trading relationships of the future.

Trade affects us all – whether it is through the prices and availability of product on our supermarket shelves, to the resources available for our public services, to the jobs and investment on which we all rely."