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Department for Business and Trade: Official Hospitality

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 28 January 2026UIN 107046

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what departmental receptions have taken place in the offices of consultant lobbying firms since 4 July 2024, and what was the rationale in each case.

Answered by Kate Dearden

The Department for Business and Trade hosted an Industrial Strategy Business reception at the offices of FGS Global on 23 June 2025. The Department had worked with several businesses to find a suitable central London business location to host the reception.

The Department does not hold a centralised list of every Departmental reception event. This event is the only reception at a consultant lobbying firm that the department has a record of taking place since June 2024.

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