Question follow-through · 21952
Overseas Companies: Sri Lanka
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Sri Lankan authorities on strengthening business relations for British citizens who have set up companies in Sri Lanka.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 3 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Sri Lankan authorities on strengthening business relations for British citizens who have set up companies in Sri Lanka.
7 Jan 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Jan 2025
Answer published
DBT has a team dedicated to supporting the UK-Sri Lanka trade and investment relationship. Officials have regular contact with Sri Lankan authorities through the annual UK-Sri Lanka Strategic Dialogue to promote areas of mutual interest, including bilater...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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