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Exports: Trade Promotion

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 5 January 2026UIN 101497

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what estimate he has made of the gross exports facilitated by the work of his Department's Independent Trade Advisers in the last period for which data is available.

Answered by Chris Bryant

In 2024/25, the Department for Business and Trade supported businesses to deliver over 2,700 Export Wins with a combined value of almost £24 billion. These successes were achieved through close collaboration across government and within the Department, including the work of International (not 'Independent') Trade Advisors.

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