Trade Promotion
Commons · Question 118460 · Tabled 5 Mar 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record
Answered 13 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Joshua Reynolds
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether his Department uses a criteria to assess the reputational implications for the United Kingdom of appointing a trade envoy to a country with a poor human rights record.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 13 Mar 2026
UK Trade Envoy markets are identified in discussion with HM Trade Commissioners and the trade and investment opportunities available to UK business. Trade Envoys operate within wider trading policies in support of the Government’s objectives, working clos...