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Import Duties: USA

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Question for Department for Business and Trade

UIN 45421, tabled on 8 April 2025

Question

Mr Peter Bedford
Conservative
Mid Leicestershire
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has made an assessment of the potential impact of US tariffs on the hospitality sector in the UK.

Answer

Mr Douglas Alexander
Labour
Lothian East
Commons

Answered on

23 April 2025

The UK and US have a strong economic relationship which is fair, balanced and reciprocal. We have £1.2 trillion invested in each other’s economies and over 2.5 million jobs across both countries.

Hospitality businesses play a key role in the UK economy and we’re prioritising engagement with the US to stand up for industry and find a resolution.

We will continue to engage closely and productively with the US to press the case for UK business interests. We will keep all options on the table and won’t hesitate to respond in the national interest.

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