Question follow-through · 85283
Overseas Trade: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase trade between the UK and India.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 27 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 3 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Economy and business
- Toys: Safety · 18 Nov 2025
- Foreign Companies: Property · 4 Dec 2025
- Directors · 16 Dec 2025
- Department for Business and Trade: National Security · 16 Dec 2025
- Economic Situation: Subversion · 21 Jan 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Votes on this topic
- Draft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots · 15 Jul 2026
- Draft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026 · 15 Jul 2026
- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
These Commons divisions share a topic label. The question did not necessarily lead to a vote.
Recorded timeline
27 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is taking to help increase trade between the UK and India.
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Nov 2025
Answer published
The UK has signed a landmark trade deal with India which it is estimated will boost the UK’s GDP by £4.8bn and increase bilateral trade by £25.5bn each year, supporting the Government’s Plan for Change. We are working to bring the deal into force as quick...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Toys: Safety
18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps he has taken to help ensure that unsafe children's toys are not sold on online marketplaces.
Foreign Companies: Property
4 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment has been made of the effectiveness of the enforcement of penalties for non-compliance with the UK's Register of Overseas Entities.
Directors
16 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what is the largest number of companies registered to a single individual acting in the role as an officer of those companies.
Department for Business and Trade: National Security
16 Dec 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, who is the Chief Risk Officer for national security risks relating to the work of their Department.
Economic Situation: Subversion
21 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what steps he is able to take to respond to economic coercion from other countries.
Debt Respite Scheme
26 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent steps his Department have taken to ensure businesses adhere to creditors' responsibilities when debtors are under a Debt respite breathing space period.
Locksmiths: Standards
23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent assessment has been made of the adequacy of consumer protections against rogue locksmiths.
Locksmiths: Standards
23 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent discussions he has had with online advertising platforms regarding the adequacy of safeguards in place to prevent rogue locksmiths from using their advertising services.
Department for Business and Trade: Defence
25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, published on 2 June 2025, how many (a) public engagements and (b) private meetings Ministers in their Department have undertaken related to th
Department for Business and Trade: National Security
2 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 88 of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, how many meetings Ministers in their Department have attended related to the Home Defence Programme.
Locksmiths: Licensing
3 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has considered the potential merits of the introduction of licensing for locksmithing.
Department for Business and Trade: Defence
4 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to page 92 of the Strategic Defence Review, how many meetings officials from their Department have attended on the national conversation on defence and security; which directorate in the