Question follow-through · 51646
Trade: Commonwealth
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's priorities for the Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in June 2025.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 12 May 2025
- Target answer date
- 14 May 2025
- Answer
- 21 May 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
12 May 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the Government's priorities for the Commonwealth Trade Ministers Meeting in June 2025.
14 May 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 May 2025
Answer published
Officials from the Department for Business and Trade and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are continuing to work closely with the Commonwealth Secretariat and other Commonwealth members to strengthen intra-Commonwealth trade and investment, ah...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Ceramics: Staffordshire
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to support the ceramics industry in (a) Newcastle-under-Lyme and (b) Staffordshire through his Department's trade strategy.
Business: Northern Ireland
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on business confidence in Northern Ireland.
UK Internal Trade: Northern Ireland
14 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to remove barriers to trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Job Creation and Labour Turnover
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to help increase job (a) creation and (b) retention in (i) industrial communities, (ii) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency and (iii) Staffordshire.
Business: Commonwealth
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which Ministers from his Department will attend the Commonwealth Business Summit in Windhoek between 18 and 20 June 2025.
Supply Chains: Commonwealth
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with his Commonwealth counterparts on taking steps to strengthen supply chains.
Overseas Investment: Caribbean and Southern Africa
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions she has had with her counterparts in (a) Southern African Development Community and (b) Carribbean Community countries on investment opportunities.
Overseas Trade: Commonwealth
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to encourage trade between Commonwealth countries.
Investment: Staffordshire
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps she has taken to encourage investment in (a) Staffordshire and (b) Newcastle-under-Lyme constituency.
Trade Agreements: Southern Africa
30 May 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of negotiating country-specific trade agreements between the United Kingdom and (a) Zimbabwe, (b) Botswana, (c) Namibia, (d) Mozambique, (e) Angola
British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme: Northern Ireland
21 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he has taken with Cabinet colleagues to ensure that businesses in Northern Ireland will be eligible for support under the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme.
Economic Partnership Agreements
29 Aug 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps the Department has taken to assess the potential impact of Economic Partnership Agreements on (a) a country’s (i) economic development and (ii) ability to export and (b) the ability of Afric