Harriett Baldwin MP: written questions 2026
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Overseas Trade: SingaporeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113083More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Singapore; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: PeruDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113082More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Peru; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: MexicoDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113081More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Mexico; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: MalaysiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113080More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Malaysia; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: ChileDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113079More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Chile; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: BruneiDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113078More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Brunei; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: New ZealandDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113077More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with New Zealand; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113076More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Canada; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: JapanDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113075More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Japan; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: AustraliaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113074More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Australia; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 12 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 113073More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with India; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.
Answer: The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...
Answered 24 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordEmployees' Contributions: IndiaTreasuryTabled 11 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 112609More
Question: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether the Agreement on Social Security relating to Social Security Contributions between the United Kingdom and India is subject to the scrutiny requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010.
Answer: Yes, the Double Contributions Convention with the Republic of India is subject to the scrutiny requirements of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010. The Government laid the Convention before Parliament on 11 February 2026, and the scrutiny pe...
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordRoyal MailDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 3 Feb 2026AnsweredUIN 110370More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions have Ministers in his Department have met with representatives of Royal Mail since September 2025.
Answer: Ministers from the Department for Business and Trade have met three times with representatives from Royal Mail since September 2025. Earlier this month, I met Royal Mail’s CEO, Alistair Cochrane. The Secretary of State subsequently met Daniel Křetínský, t...
Answered 9 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordAgriculture: National LandscapesDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled 29 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 109534More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, which farming areas in West Worcestershire constituency would qualify for the Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund.
Answer: The Farming in Protected Landscape programme funds projects in National Parks and National Landscapes. The programme is also open to farmers and land managers on land outside these protected landscapes where projects benefit these areas. In the West Worce...
Answered 4 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordTrade Agreements: IndiaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 20 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 106983More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to initiate the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act (CRAG) process for the UK–India Free Trade Agreement by laying the treaty before Parliament.
Answer: The Government laid the treaty text of the UK-India Free Trade Agreement before Parliament on 21 January. The statutory period provided by the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 will commence on 22 January. The Government is prioritising bringi...
Answered 26 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordOverseas Trade: CanadaDepartment for Business and TradeTabled 13 Jan 2026AnsweredUIN 105208More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the press release entitled Joint statement between the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and the Prime Minister of Canada, published on 15 June 2025, on what date (a) he and (b) th
Answer: In line with the commitment made between our Prime Ministers in June 2025, the UK-Canada Economic and Trade Working Group met over the course of last year in order to identify ways in which the UK and Canada can deepen cooperation, tackle market access ba...
Answered 19 Jan 2026
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