Question follow-through · 35911
Trade Agreements: USA
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials are working on the negotiations of a trade deal with the United States.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 5 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 7 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 12 Mar 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials are working on the negotiations of a trade deal with the United States.
7 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Mar 2025
Answer published
DBT’s Trade Policy, Implementation and Negotiations (TPIN) Group operates a flexible resourcing model to maximise efficiency across priorities. In January 2025, DBT had 675 staff working in TPIN. The US is the UK’s largest single country trading partner, ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Public Houses: Bromsgrove
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he will visit Bromsgrove constituency to discuss the impact of government policy on the hospitality industry with (a) publicans and (b) landlords.
Queen Elizabeth II: Anniversaries
13 Jun 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of a public holiday to commemorate the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
Courier Services: Standards
11 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of Ofcom customer protection regulations against poor delivery services from couriers such as Evri.
Beverage Containers: Safety
18 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of sharp edges on plastic collars of tethered bottle caps on the safety of people with pre-existing conditions.
Products: Origin Marking
4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to (a) promote the use of made in Britain labelling on products and (b) prevent that labelling being used when a large part of the production process has been outside of the UK.