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Members: Correspondence

Asked by Martin WrigleyLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 18 November 2025UIN 89025

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to respond to the correspondence of 26 September 2025 submitted by the hon. member for Newton Abbot with case ref MW10473.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Department of Business and Trade aims to respond to correspondence in 15 working days. I have instructed officials at the department to investigate the delay and expect a response to be issued in the coming days.

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