Question follow-through · 1296

Department for Business and Trade: Trade Promotion

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times Ministers from his Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions since 7 February 2023.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
14 May 2026
Target answer date
18 May 2026
Answer
22 May 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 14 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many times Ministers from his Department have attended UK conferences, trade shows and exhibitions since 7 February 2023.

  2. 18 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 22 May 2026

    Answer published

    Details of the meetings held by Ministers of the Department for Business and Trade are available on transparency pages of gov.uk and are released as part of the Government's transparency agenda.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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