Question follow-through · 30699
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Trade Commissioners programme since it was established.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 11 Feb 2025
- Target answer date
- 13 Feb 2025
- Answer
- 27 Feb 2025 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Economy and business
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Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
11 Feb 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has undertaken an evaluation of the effectiveness of the Trade Commissioners programme since it was established.
13 Feb 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
27 Feb 2025
Answer published
His Majesty’s Trade Commissioners (HMTCs) represent and promote the UK in markets across the world. They lead on export promotion, both inward and outward investment, and trade policy overseas on behalf of His Majesty’s Government (HMG). Their work includ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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