Question follow-through · 40459
Diplomatic Service: Trade Promotion
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech at the British Chamber of Commerce on 20 March 2025, what (a) the priority markets are that he has identified, (b) (i) targets and (ii) key perfo
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 24 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 27 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 27 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to his speech at the British Chamber of Commerce on 20 March 2025, what (a) the priority markets are that he has identified, (b) (i) targets and (ii) key perfo
27 Mar 2025
Target answer date
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27 Mar 2025
Answer published
The FCDO's approach to driving growth is focusing on the EU, the US and China, and a range of other economically important markets, such as India and Japan. Our Heads of Mission have begun producing Strategic Economic Growth Plans, identifying top opportu...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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