Question follow-through · 119407

Department for Business and Trade: National Security

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants within their Departme

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Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
10 Mar 2026
Target answer date
12 Mar 2026
Answer
16 Mar 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 10 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to paragraph 88 of the policy paper entitled UK Government Resilience Action Plan, published on 14 July 2025, how many meetings have been attended by civil servants within their Departme

  2. 12 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Any disclosure of specific meetings relating to defence is restricted to protect the principle of collective responsibility, allowing officials to debate policies freely in private.Various teams across the Department for Business and Trade contribute towa...

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