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Department for Business and Trade: Commonwealth

Asked by Adam JogeeLabourDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 10 July 2026UIN 15812

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many visits by ministers in his Department have been made to Commonwealth member states in each of the last five years.

Answered by Kate Dearden

Details of the meetings held by Ministers of the Department for Business and Trade and its predecessor the Department for International trade are available on transparency pages of gov.uk and are released as part of the Government’s transparency agenda.

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