{"value":{"id":1925597,"askingMemberId":4671,"askingMember":null,"house":"Commons","memberHasInterest":false,"dateTabled":"2026-07-08T00:00:00","dateForAnswer":"2026-07-13T00:00:00","uin":"17000","questionText":"To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of engaging with Türkiye's as a trade corridor between the UK and Central Asia and Middle East markets; and what estimate his Department has made of the potential economic value this transit function represents to UK exporters.","answeringBodyId":214,"answeringBodyName":"Department for Business and Trade","isWithdrawn":false,"isNamedDay":false,"groupedQuestions":[],"answerIsHolding":false,"answerIsCorrection":false,"answeringMemberId":1446,"answeringMember":null,"correctingMemberId":null,"correctingMember":null,"dateAnswered":"2026-07-17T00:00:00","answerText":"<p>The Department for Business and Trade has not made a specific estimate of the economic value to UK exporters attributable solely to Türkiye's role as a transit corridor.</p><p>Goods take varied trade routes globally, including between the EU and Central Asia and the Middle East. Overland through Türkiye is one, and a number of major airlines passing through Türkiye also carry cargo. The value to the UK of trade flows will vary due to commercial factors at any one time.</p>","originalAnswerText":"","comparableAnswerText":"","dateAnswerCorrected":null,"dateHoldingAnswer":null,"attachmentCount":0,"heading":"Overseas Trade: Turkey","attachments":[],"groupedQuestionsDates":[]},"links":[{"rel":"self","href":"/Questions/1925597","method":"GET"}]}