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Trade

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 6 May 2025UIN 49069

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to (a) lay his Department’s trade strategy before Parliament and (b) provide copies of that strategy to the media.

Answered by Mr Douglas Alexander

The Department for Business and Trade is committed to upholding our parliamentary commitments and transparency. The Trade Strategy will be laid in Parliament, making the paper accessible to members of both Houses, in due course and will be made available on gov.uk once it is launched.

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