Question follow-through · 9598
Trade Promotion: Public Appointments
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministerial-appointed trade envoys are required to obtain Developed Vetting security clearance.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 15 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 17 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 23 Jun 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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- Facilities Agreements · 9 Jul 2026
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- Taxation (Energy and Vehicles) Bill Committee: New Clause 5 · 1 Jul 2026
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Recorded timeline
15 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministerial-appointed trade envoys are required to obtain Developed Vetting security clearance.
17 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
23 Jun 2026
Answer published
Trade Envoys are not required to obtain Developed Vetting security clearance. 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.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Facilities Agreements
9 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether ACAS intends to update the ACAS Code of Practice on facility time.