Major investment partnership worth £24 billion to transform key growth sectors and deliver affordable housing across UK
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A major new partnership between the Crown Estate and Lendlease has been agreed which will unlock housing and science innovation hubs across the UK worth £24 billion.
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10:43am, 19 May 2025
PM secures new agreement with EU to benefit British people
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UK secures new agreement with the European Union to support British businesses, back British jobs, and put more money in people’s pockets.
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12:00pm, 19 May 2025
Get your overseas professional qualifications recognised as a refugee in the UK
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Guidance on how to get your professional qualifications from overseas recognised by a UK regulatory body.
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2:00pm, 19 May 2025
Consolidated list of strategic military and dual-use items that require export authorisation
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Assess your goods, software and technology to determine whether or not they are controlled and require a licence to export.
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Updated existing list to reflect the new ECO 2008 legislation which comes into force on 20 May 2025.
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10:00am, 20 May 2025
Board of Trade meet to help UK exporters take advantage of new trade deals
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Revamped Board of Trade meet for the first time off the back of trio of trade agreements with India, US and EU
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12:21pm, 21 May 2025
Report a suspected breach of trade sanctions
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Tell us if you think you, or someone else, may have breached trade sanctions.
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‘Whistleblowing for trade sanctions’ section added. This section explains that “from 26 June 2025, you will be able to make a whistleblowing disclosure to the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) about a person or business you think is committing a breach of trade sanctions that are implemented and enforced by OTSI.”
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4:54pm, 21 May 2025
UK Innovation Survey
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This collection brings together all documents relating to the UK Innovation Survey (UKIS).
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UK Innovation Survey 2025, covering the period from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2024, has gone out to businesses to complete.
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9:30am, 22 May 2025
Overseas business risk for Ireland
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Information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Ireland.
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This guidance has been reviewed and updated.
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3:48pm, 22 May 2025
New UK-Japan partnership to boost economic growth and cultural exchanges
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Boost for UK businesses and growth as new Musubi Initiative strengthens UK-Japan connections
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6:56pm, 22 May 2025
Greater Manchester to benefit from recent trade deals
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Trade deals with India, US and the EU that have seen tariffs on key industries slashed are set to help drive growth in Greater Manchester.
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10:55am, 23 May 2025
Hull and East Yorkshire to benefit from recent trade deals
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Hull and East Yorkshire’s top job creators including the life sciences and auto industry are set to benefit from the UK’s new trade deals with India and the US that slashes tariffs and boosts access to the world’s fastest growing economy.
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10:56am, 23 May 2025
West Yorkshire to benefit from recent trade deals
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The three trade deals that we have struck in three weeks will benefit manufacturing that employs nearly 10% of all people in West Yorkshire.
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10:57am, 23 May 2025
Lincolnshire to benefit from recent trade deals
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Manufacturing and farming in Greater Lincolnshire are set to benefit from the UK’s new trade deals with India, the US and EU.
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10:59am, 23 May 2025
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough to benefit from recent trade deals
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Manufacturing in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to benefit from the UK’s new trade deals with India, the US and the EU that slashes tariffs and boosts access to the world’s fastest growing economy.
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11:06am, 23 May 2025
West Midlands to benefit from recent trade deals
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The automotive sector in the West Midlands is set to benefit from new trade deals with India and the US that slashes tariffs and boosts access to the world’s fastest growing economy.
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11:09am, 23 May 2025
London to benefit from recent trade deals
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London’s top job creators including Diageo are set to benefit from the UK’s trade deals with India, the US and EU that slashes tariffs and boosts international trade.
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11:10am, 23 May 2025
East Midlands to benefit from recent trade deals
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Top job creators in the East Midland’s thriving aerospace industry are set to benefit from new trade deals with the US and India.
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11:14am, 23 May 2025
Merseyside to benefit from recent trade deals
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The three trade deals that we have struck in three weeks will boost Liverpool’s automotive sector that employs 5,000 people, with tariffs on car exports slashed alongside a range of other measures.
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11:15am, 23 May 2025
North East of England to benefit from recent trade deals
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Top job creators in the North East of England’s automotive industry are set to benefit from new trade deals with India and the US that slashes tariffs and boosts access to the world’s fastest growing economy.
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11:18am, 23 May 2025
York and North Yorkshire set to benefit from recent trade deals
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The three trade deals that we have struck in three weeks will benefit a range of manufacturing sectors that employ nearly 9% of all people in York and North Yorkshire.
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11:19am, 23 May 2025
Teesside to benefit from recent trade deals
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The three trade deals that we have struck in three weeks will boost the Tees Valley’s manufacturing industries (9% of local jobs), with tariffs on car exports slashed alongside a range of other measures.
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Time updated:
11:21am, 23 May 2025
Northern Ireland to benefit from recent trade deals
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Trade deals with India, US and the EU to help drive growth in Northern Ireland as tariffs on key industries slashed.
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11:22am, 23 May 2025
Wales to benefit from recent trade deals
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Trade deals with India, US and the EU that have seen tariffs on key industries slashed are set to help drive growth in Wales.
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Time updated:
11:23am, 23 May 2025
Scotland to benefit from recent trade deals
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Trade deals with India, US and the EU slashing tariffs on key industries and opening markets are set to help drive growth in Scotland and put money in Scots’ pockets.
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11:24am, 23 May 2025
Largest Ukraine trade mission boosts UK defence partnerships
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Largest multinational Ukraine trade mission boosts defence partnerships for British business
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11:41am, 23 May 2025
South Yorkshire to benefit from recent trade deals
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Trade deals with India, US and the EU that have seen tariffs on key industries slashed are set to help drive growth in South Yorkshire.
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First published.
Time updated:
11:53am, 23 May 2025
Trade and investment core statistics book
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A monthly snapshot of the UK’s trade and investment position, summarising trade statistics produced by ONS, HMRC, DBT and others.
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Corrected an error in chart 8.
Time updated:
12:05pm, 23 May 2025
UK trade in numbers
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A snapshot of the UK’s latest trade and investment position, summarising statistics produced by ONS, DBT, and UNCTAD.
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Corrected an error in chart 4.2.
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12:05pm, 23 May 2025
UK-India Free Trade Agreement: technical notes
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These technical notes set out the Department for Business and Trade’s (DBT) preliminary estimates for the economic impact of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement.
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‘Technical note of the potential additional fiscal revenue as a result of a UK-India Free Trade Agreement’ added to page.
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3:18pm, 23 May 2025
West of England to benefit from recent trade deals
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The three trade deals that we have struck in three weeks will benefit manufacturing that accounts for around 5% of all employment in the West of England.
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Additional stakeholder quote included.
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4:40pm, 23 May 2025
