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Bowmer + Kirkland

Asked by Chris HinchliffLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 30 June 2026UIN 12004

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to DBT’s ministerial meetings, April to June 2025, published 30 September 2025, whether any actions, commitments or policy changes were agreed or initiated following the meeting with Bowmer and Kirkland on 30 April 2025.

Answered by Chris McDonald

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is the government’s front door for business and its Ministers carry out a wide range of engagement with stakeholders across their portfolios, this includes construction. All meetings and their purpose are recorded and published via quarterly transparency returns.

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