This sessions looked at the potential impact of UK Free Trade Agreements, the UK Trade and Business Commissioned examined the deal already in place with Japan and the negotiations that are under discussion with India. By total GDP, Japan is the largest country which the UK has a relationship with, and India is the largest country which the UK was actively negotiating with at the time of the meeting .

Witnesses provided analysis on the UK government’s approach, what benefits are expected from the deals or had already been delivered, and how different parts of the UK economy were likely to benefit.