Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many foreign trips (a) he and (b) Ministers in his Department have made since 5 July 2024; and where these trips were to.

(a) Since 5 July 2024, the Secretary of State for Business and Trade has carried out four international visits. These were:

Italy to attend the G7 Trade Ministers Meeting

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to help progress GCC negotiations

Brazil to attend the G20 Trade and Investment Ministerial Meeting

Qatar to attend the GCC Trade Ministers’ meeting & UAE (joint visit)

(b) Since 5 July 2024, Junior Ministers in the Department for Business and Trade have carried out fourteen international visits. These were:

Minister Jones to Italy to attend the Ambrosetti Forum

Minister Alexander to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Oman to progress GCC FTA negotiations, to Thailand for the Enhanced Trade Partnership and to Laos for the ASEAN Economic Ministers Meeting (combined visit)

Minister Jones to France to visit Airbus Toulouse

Minister Madders to France for the OECD for a Consumer Ministerial meeting

Minister Alexander to Ireland for the British Ireland Chamber of Commerce Annual Conference

Minister Alexander to Switzerland to visit the WTO

Minister Alexander to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the Future Investment Initiative conference

Minister Gustafsson to the Netherlands for the World Pension Summit

Minister Jones to Poland for the Rebuild Ukraine conference

Minister Alexander to Azerbaijan for COP29

Minister Gustafsson to Spain for the UK-Spain Business Awards

Minister Thomas to Italy for Pontignano

Minister Alexander to Vancouver for the CPTPP Commissioners Meeting

Minister Gustafsson to Hong Kong & China for MIPIM Asia