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Food: Overseas Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK-based food businesses to international markets.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
4 Nov 2024
Target answer date
6 Nov 2024
Answer
13 Nov 2024 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps his Department is taking to promote UK-based food businesses to international markets.

  2. 6 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Nov 2024

    Answer published

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  4. 15 Nov 2024

    Answer corrected

    DBT offers a wide range of export support for F&D businesses looking to expand overseas. We work with partners and industry across the UK to deliver a comprehensive programme to showcase British food and drink and deliver export opportunities to indu...

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