Trade Promotion: Official Hospitality

(asked on 3rd March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much money has been spent on hospitality for the UK trade envoy programme in each of the last 3 years.


Answered by
Chris Bryant Portrait
Chris Bryant
Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade)
This question was answered on 6th March 2026

DBT spend* in the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme

2023/2024

2024/2025

2025/2026

£228,853

£59,178

£203,026

*Figures do not include DBT staff costs and only relate to UK Trade Envoy expenditure such as flights, hotels, visas etc.

Hospitality costs for the UK Trade Envoy programme in each of the last 3 years

2023/2024

2024/2025

2025/2026

£1657.55

£597.22

£2216.30

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