Question follow-through · 111289

Department for Business and Trade: Hotels

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
5 Feb 2026
Target answer date
9 Feb 2026
Answer
13 Feb 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many nights were spent in hotels by Departmental staff in financial year 2024-25 by the star rating of the hotel.

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 13 Feb 2026

    Answer published

    For the financial year 2024-25, 21,691 hotel nights were booked through the Department's travel booking platform.The department’s reports do not contain the star rating of the hotels booked, therefore cannot provide an answer.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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