Question follow-through · 88256

Supply Chains: West Midlands

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of the West Midlands on the resilience of supply chains in the West Midlands.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what discussions he has had with the Mayor of the West Midlands on the resilience of supply chains in the West Midlands.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    In recent interactions the Secretary of State discussed with the West Midlands Mayor the importance of improving the resilience of supply chains in the region and our goal to do so through the Industrial Strategy. A Supply Chain Centre, based in DBT, will...

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