Question follow-through · 26811
Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 January on United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy Programme, HCWS392, what funding has been allocated to support the (a) work and (b) travel of the newly
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 28 Jan 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 3 Feb 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Jan 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the Written Ministerial Statement of 28 January on United Kingdom’s Trade Envoy Programme, HCWS392, what funding has been allocated to support the (a) work and (b) travel of the newly
3 Feb 2025
Target answer date
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3 Feb 2025
Answer published
The Department will be allocating appropriate funding in the new financial year to meet the costs of travel and subsistence for the newly appointed Trade Envoys when they travel overseas and in the UK, as well as any other incidental costs to fulfil their...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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3 Feb 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of additional trade barriers between the United States and Canada on the UK economy.
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19 Mar 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what information his Department holds on the number and proportion of (a) hairdressing and (b) beauty businesses that are considering closing in the next 12 months.