Question follow-through · 905883
Trade Agreements
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of visits abroad by Scottish Government Ministers on UK trade policy.
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- Answering body
- Scotland Office
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 22 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 23 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of visits abroad by Scottish Government Ministers on UK trade policy.
22 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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23 Oct 2025
Answer published
The Hon Gentleman, not the Scottish Government, can be assured that it is the UK Government that has delivered trade deals with India, the United States, the European Union. As the former trade policy Minister, I have some experience in these matters. In ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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