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Industrial Development Advisory Board

Asked by Andrew GriffithConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 9 March 2026UIN 117445

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how regularly the Industrial Development Advisory Board (IDAB) meets.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Board meets monthly to review cases that are presented to them, if there are no such cases the meetings are cancelled, as was the case in February 2026. Additional meetings beyond the monthly meetings are scheduled where necessary to review exceptionally urgent cases.

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