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The UK's Trade Defence Toolkit: Call for Input on New Powers to Protect the UK from Acts of Adverse Economic Pressure
13 April 2026
Type
Written Ministerial Statement
Department
Department for Business and Trade
At a Glance
Issue Summary
The UK government is examining whether additional power [5D [K powers are needed to protect the economy from adverse economic pressures su [2D [K such as unfair trading practices.
Action Requested
A call for input has been launched, open for 10 week [4D [K weeks, seeking stakeholder views on strengthening the UK's economic securit [7D [K security and resilience against acts of adverse economic pressure while sup [3D [K supporting growth and competitiveness. The government will consider introdu [7D [K introducing new powers if necessary after gathering feedback from various s [1D [K stakeholders.
Key Facts
- Call for input launched on Thursday 9 April.
- Open for [K 10 weeks.
- Seeks views from businesses, industry, consumer organisations, [14D [K organisations, representative bodies, think tanks, academics, and Devolved [K Governments.
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