Question follow-through · 102896
Department for Business and Trade: Staff
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff within his Department were assigned to trade facilitation and market access barrier resolution in (a) 2026 and (b) 2021.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 5 Jan 2026
- Target answer date
- 7 Jan 2026
- Answer
- 13 Jan 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full-time equivalent staff within his Department were assigned to trade facilitation and market access barrier resolution in (a) 2026 and (b) 2021.
7 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Jan 2026
Answer published
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) operates a flexible resourcing model to support trade facilitation and market access barrier resolution. The majority of this work falls within three areas: Economic Security and Trade Relations, Trade Group and...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospitality Industry
6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Hospitality Sector Council last met and when he plans to publish the minutes of the meeting.
Imports: Fees and Charges
6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has assessed the cumulative impact of multiple regulatory charges and fees applied to a single import consignment.
Trade Barriers
6 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what performance indicators his Department uses to measure progress in reducing regulatory and administrative trade barriers.
Trade: Regulation
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department has identified any data gaps that limit its ability to quantify the cost of trade-related regulation.
Trade: Regulation
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made with Cabinet colleagues of the potential impact of trade regulation on port congestion and throughput, broken down by port.
Trade Barriers: Regulation
8 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what mechanisms his Department uses to collect feedback from businesses on trade barriers arising from domestic regulation.
Trade: Regulation
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 104305, on Trade: Regulation, what analysis he undertook in order to come to his conclusion.
Trade Barriers: Regulation
14 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 13 January 2026 to Question 104310, on Trade Barriers: Regulation, whether he intends to publish the results of the most recent business questionnaire on domestic regulation.
Industrial Disputes: Ballots
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he plans to carry out further consultations on section 68 of the Employment Rights Act 2025.
Import Duties: USA
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of the 10% tariff announced by the USA and the 25% tariff proposed from June on British businesses.
Import Duties: USA
19 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he has had discussions with the American ambassador on tariffs.
Trade: Regulation
20 Jan 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 19 January 2026 to Question 105799 on Trade: Regulation, whether his Department plans to review the methodological approaches used to estimate the potential value associated w