questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to his Department’s press release entitled UK and Gulf strike historic multi-billion pound trade deal, published on 21 May 2026, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of that agreement on food and consumer goods imports.
answerText: The UK–GCC Free Trade Agreement will make trade cheaper, faster and more predictable, supporting exports and imports of food and consumer goods.The Gulf imports 80% of its food and drink. The agreement will reduce tariff and non-tariff barriers, enabling ...
heading: Trade Agreements: Gulf States