Question follow-through · 73350

Board of Trade

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the written statement of 13 March 2025, HCWS517, on Board of Trade, when the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to Tra

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
29 Aug 2025
Target answer date
2 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 18 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Aug 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the written statement of 13 March 2025, HCWS517, on Board of Trade, when the Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of all matters relating to Tra

  2. 2 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Board of Trade last met on the 21st May 2025.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Department for Business and Trade: Public Appointments

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Government: Procurement

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Department for Business and Trade: Social Media

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EU Files Forum

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Trade Agreements: Maldives

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Productivity

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Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Recruitment: Fraud

16 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether (a) his department and (b) ACAS have issued on whether an employee can be summarily dismissed for gross misconduct if they lie or deceive when applying for the job.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Public Relations: Russia

2 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether guidance has been given by HM Government to the UK public relations and public affairs industry on the (a) exporting of public relations and public affairs services to Russia, and (b) UK-based

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Business: Regulation

30 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has a policy for reviews of regulations that have been introduced.

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UK Trade with EU

1 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the "Letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister", published 10 June 2026, if he will publish the minute of the meeting of 31 July 2024.