Question follow-through · 15232
UK Trade with EU
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the "Letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister", published 10 June 2026, if he will publish the minute of the meeting of 31 July 2024.
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- Answering body
- Department for Business and Trade
- Tabled
- 1 Jul 2026
- Target answer date
- 6 Jul 2026
- Answer
- 16 Jul 2026 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
1 Jul 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the "Letter from The Rt Hon Douglas Alexander MP to the Prime Minister", published 10 June 2026, if he will publish the minute of the meeting of 31 July 2024.
6 Jul 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Jul 2026
Answer published
No. An overview of the purpose of all ministerial meetings, rather than the minutes of meetings is provided as part of the transparency returns on GOV.UK.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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