Question follow-through · 4243

Department for Business and Trade: Secondment

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department.

answeredDepartment for Business and Trade

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Answering body
Department for Business and Trade
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
8 Jun 2026 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, if he will list the names of the organisations that have (a) had departmental Civil Servants seconded to them since July 2024, and (b) seconded organisational staff to the department.

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 8 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    We confirm that the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) holds information in scope of your request. Please find the names of the organisations below:Bank of EnglandConfederation of British Industry (CBI)Financial Conduct AuthorityGCHQGMCAHigh Value Ma...

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