Written Question·Department for Business and Trade·UIN 20535

Department for Business and Trade: Visits Abroad

Tabled: 16 December 2024
Answered: 19 December 2024
Named Day

Question

Alison Griffiths

ConservativeBognor Regis and Littlehampton

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many officials have been sent on foreign visits by his Department since 5 July 2024; and what the cost to the public purse was of these visits.

Answer

Justin Madders
Since 5th July 2024, the Department for Business and Trade has sent 838 officials on foreign visits at a total cost of £1,632,898.02.