Question follow-through · 467

Exports: Staffordshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to help increase exports from (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire to European countries.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
17 Jul 2024
Target answer date
22 Jul 2024
Answer
25 Jul 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 17 Jul 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what plans he has to help increase exports from (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (b) Staffordshire to European countries.

  2. 22 Jul 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 25 Jul 2024

    Answer published

    We as a government will work to remove unnecessary barriers to trade with the EU.UK businesses can access DBT’s export support services via Great.gov.uk. This comprises a digital self-serve offer and our wider network of support, including Export Champion...

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3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to appoint country-specific trade envoys.

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Overseas Trade: Namibia

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) volume and (b) value of trade between the UK and Namibia.

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Overseas Trade: Botswana

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) volume and (b) value of trade between the UK and Botswana.

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Overseas Trade: Zimbabwe

3 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase the (a) volume and (b) value of trade between the UK and Zimbabwe.