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Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Asked by Mr Joshua ReynoldsLiberal DemocratDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 25 November 2025UIN 92365

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, over what time period workforce reductions in export support services will take place.

Answered by Chris Bryant

The Department for Business and Trade’s new export structures in the UK are expected to be in place from 1 April, however the workforce reductions in teams involved in export work across the UK and overseas will be ongoing over the course of 2026.

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