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Department for Business and Trade: Staff

Commons · Question 92350 · Tabled 18 Nov 2025 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 25 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Joshua Reynolds

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff positions in export support services will be reduced in each individual export market as a result of the Department's workforce reduction programme.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 25 Nov 2025

As set out in the Trade Strategy our overseas network will increasingly focus on the markets, sectors and opportunities that will drive UK economic growth for the next decade and beyond. We will have fewer export support staff in some markets as we focus ...