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Foreign Relations: USA

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with their United States counterparts since 5 November 2024.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body: Department for Business and Trade
Tabled: 3 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 22 Apr 2025
Answer: 22 Apr 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

3 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on what dates (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have met with their United States counterparts since 5 November 2024.
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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22 Apr 2025
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade holds regular engagement with US counterparts at both Ministerial and official level.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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