Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 92365

Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Tabled: 18 November 2025
Answered: 25 November 2025

Question

Mr Joshua Reynolds

Liberal DemocratMaidenhead

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, over what time period workforce reductions in export support services will take place.

Answer

Chris Bryant
The Department for Business and Trade’s new export structures in the UK are expected to be in place from 1 April, however the workforce reductions in teams involved in export work across the UK and overseas will be ongoing over the course of 2026.
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