Free Trade Agreements: Japan and India

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This session 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.

Witnesses

Panel 1: UK-Japan Economic Agreement 10.00am-11.00am [60 MINS] 

Evidence from:

  • Dr Minako Morita-Jaeger, Senior research fellow in International Trade of University of Sussex Business School and a Policy Research Fellow of the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO)

  • Pernille Rudlin, Managing Director, Rudlin Consulting Ltd

  • The Rt Hon Lord Darroch of Kew KCMG, Former British Ambassador to the United States, Former National Security Advisor to the UK Prime Minister, Former First Secretary in Tokyo

  • Nick Von Westenholz, Director of Trade and Business Strategy at the National Farmers’ Union


Panel 2: UK-India Prospective Trade Deal 11.00am - 12.00pm [60 MINS]

Evidence from:

  • Pallavi Bhajaj, Trade and Digital Economy Expert

  • Professor Sangeeta Khorana, International Trade Expert and Professor of Economics, Bournemouth University

  • Tony Matharu, Chairman of the Asian Business Association

  • The Rt Hon Lord Bilimoria of Chelsea CBE DL FCA, Founder and Chairman of Cobra Beer, President of the Confederation of British Industry, Chancellor of the University of Birmingham, President of the UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA)

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