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Department for Business and Trade: Visits Abroad

Asked by Alison GriffithsConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 19 December 2024UIN 20535

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials have been sent on foreign visits by his Department since 5 July 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.

Answered by Justin Madders

Since 5th July 2024, the Department for Business and Trade has sent 838 officials on foreign visits at a total cost of £1,632,898.02.

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