Department for Business and Trade: Visits Abroad
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many foreign trips (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have made since 5 July 2024; and where these trips were to.
Answered by Justin Madders
(a) Since 5 July 2024, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has carried out four international visits. These were:
Italy to attend the G7 Trade Ministers Meeting
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help progress GCC negotiations
Brazil to attend the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting
Qatar to attend the GCC Trade Ministers’ meeting & UAE (joint visit)
(b) Since 5 July 2024, Junior Ministers in the Department for Business and Trade have carried out fourteen international visits. These were:
Minister Jones to Italy to attend the Ambrosetti Forum
Minister Alexander to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman to progress GCC FTA negotiations, to Thailand for the Enhanced Trade Partnership and to Laos for the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (combined visit)
Minister Jones to France to visit Airbus Toulouse
Minister Madders to France for the OECD for a Consumer Ministerial meeting
Minister Alexander to Ireland for the British Ireland Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference
Minister Alexander to Switzerland to visit the WTO
Minister Alexander to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Future Investment Initiative conference
Minister Gustafsson to the Netherlands for the World Pension Summit
Minister Jones to Poland for the Rebuild Ukraine conference
Minister Alexander to Azerbaijan for COP29
Minister Gustafsson to Spain for the UK-Spain Business Awards
Minister Thomas to Italy for Pontignano
Minister Alexander to Vancouver for the CPTPP Commissioners Meeting
Minister Gustafsson to Hong Kong & China for MIPIM Asia
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