Question follow-through · 126033
USA: Royal Visits
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a UK trade mission will accompany the King’s forthcoming State visit to the US.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 10 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 14 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 20 Apr 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether a UK trade mission will accompany the King’s forthcoming State visit to the US.
14 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Apr 2026
Answer published
The State Visit will of course include components marking the crucial economic ties between the UK and US as well as trade and investment focused engagements. Separately, in May 2026, the UK will host Greater Together LA, an unprecedented gathering of 500...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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