Question follow-through · 119243
Investment and Trade: India
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade what steps he is taking to engage UK-based Indian alumni networks in promoting British trade and investment opportunities.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 10 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 12 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 13 Mar 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade what steps he is taking to engage UK-based Indian alumni networks in promoting British trade and investment opportunities.
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
13 Mar 2026
Answer published
I am delighted that many Indian students come to study in UK institutions and have done so for decades, enhancing our educational, diplomatic, political and business relationships, which is why India is one of the priority countries in our International E...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Trade Agreements: India
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Unemployment: Young People
6 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has of the impact of the provisions of the Employment Rights Act 2025 on the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training.