Written questions

Overseas Trade: Malaysia

Commons · Question 113080 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 24 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Dame Harriett Baldwin

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many staff in his Department are working on trade with Malaysia; and how many he plans to have working on trade with that country in each of the next five years.

Answer

Answered by Chris Bryant, 24 Feb 2026

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is reshaping its overseas footprint to maximise UK economic growth in line with the Trade, Industrial and Small Business Strategies. Our future network will focus on priority markets and growth driving sectors a...