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Industrial Development Advisory Board

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) last met.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
9 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) last met.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 9 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The Industrial Development Advisory Board last met on 13 January 2026.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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