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Department for Business and Trade: Languages

Asked by Mike WoodConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 26 January 2026UIN 107376

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether Ministers in his Department have received coaching in foreign languages since July 2024.

Answered by Chris Bryant

No Ministers have received any coaching in foreign languages since July 2024.

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