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Department for Business and Trade: Senior Civil Servants

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 21 November 2024UIN 14818

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To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 14 November 2024 to Question 13639 on Crawford Falconer, whether he plans to recruit a new Second Permanent Secretary and Chief Trade Negotiation Adviser.

Answered by Justin Madders

DBT have no plans at this time to recruit a Second Permanent Secretary or a Chief Trade Negotiations Adviser at Permanent Secretary level, further to the departure of Sir Crawford Falconer on 31 December 2024.

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