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Members: Correspondence

Asked by Liam ByrneLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 January 2026UIN 106485

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, when he plans to reply to the letter from the Rt hon. Member for Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North of 3 December 2025, reference LB49226.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Department aims to respond to correspondence within 15 working days. I apologise for the delay in responding and can confirm a response was issued on 20 January 2026.

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