Question follow-through · 4790
Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will assess the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake pre-appointment scrutiny of all political appointees to special trade envoy roles.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will assess the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake pre-appointment scrutiny of all political appointees to special trade envoy roles.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
12 Jun 2026
Answer published
Trade Envoys are political appointees. The Department for Business and Trade conducts scrutiny and due diligence as part of the process for appointing Trade Envoys.There are currently no plans for the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake any pre-appoint...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Hospitality Industry: West Dorset
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what recent support his Department is providing to hospitality businesses in West Dorset.
Hospitality Industry: West Dorset
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the impact of rising costs on hospitality businesses in West Dorset.
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Public Houses: West Dorset
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what support his Department is providing to pubs in West Dorset.
Public Houses: West Dorset
29 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the financial sustainability of pubs in West Dorset.
Public Houses: Rural Areas
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Economic Growth: West Dorset
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