DBT Scotland – Invitation to Share Your Views on the UK Trade Strategy (Deadline 17 January 2025)

The Department for Business and Trade is developing a Trade Strategy, which will set out how the UK can achieve long-term sustainable, inclusive, and resilient growth through trade.

Questions the Trade Strategy might consider include:

  • how we can facilitate trade for businesses and provide practical tools to support them to drive growth through trade now and in the future;
  • how we can build the right partnerships internationally through trade mechanisms to promote growth, and
  • how the UK should operate in the international context to support and protect businesses.

DBT want to hear from organisations, businesses and individuals about the areas of trade which are important to them. This feedback will be used as one of the channels to ensure the voice of external stakeholders is reflected in our approach.

If you would like to share your views or the view of your members, please email tradestrategyengagement@businessandtrade.gov.uk.   The closing date for responses is 17 January 2025.

Sending in your views:  

  • This can be in Word.doc or PDF format
  • Please include a summary of your key points in the body of your email if your response is over 1000 words
  • Consider the areas you think are most important and recommendations on how these can be addressed in your view, finally
  • Please include some background information about your organisation.

The closing date for responses is 17 January 2025.  If you have questions on the request, please contact us at the email address above.

Information on the UK’s accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) and how CPTPP can benefit and support SMEs.

Business guidance, treaty information and other documents to help you understand the UK’s accession to the CPTPP.  https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-uk-and-the-comprehensive-and-progressive-agreement-for-trans-pacific-partnershipcptpp?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications-topic&utm_source=bcf08207-c286-4a6d-856d-179ec95048f5&utm_content=daily

UK Gov – Benefits of the UK’s accession to CPTPP

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) is a vast free trade area consisting of 12 sovereign countries spanning the Asia Pacific and the Americas, as well as the UK.  More information – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cptpp-benefits-for-the-uk/cptpp-10-benefits-for-the-uk

UK Gov – The UK’s accession to CPTPP for SMEs

The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) recognises the importance of SMEs in the creation of high-quality jobs and in inclusive economic growth. This Agreement contains a dedicated SME chapter to enable SMEs to better participate in international trade and regional supply chains by reducing barriers to trade.  More Information –https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-uks-accession-to-cptpp-for-small-and-medium-sized-enterprises-smes/the-uks-accession-to-cptpp-for-smes

UK Gov Guidance – CPTPP: sector explainers

Sectoral benefits for the UK from the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). – https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/cptpp-sector-explainers

UK Gov Guidance