Question follow-through · 75392

Members: Correspondence

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 18 June 2025.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
5 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
15 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to reply to the correspondence from the Rt hon. Member for Braintree of 18 June 2025.

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 15 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The Rt.hon Member’s correspondence has been transferred to the Department of Health and Social Care as the department responsible for the topic of enquiry.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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