Trade Promotion: Public Appointments

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will assess the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake pre-appointment scrutiny of all political appointees to special trade envoy roles.

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1. 29 May 2026

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will assess the potential merits of inviting the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake pre-appointment scrutiny of all political appointees to special trade envoy roles.

   Source: Commons

2. 12 June 2026

   Answer

   Trade Envoys are political appointees. The Department for Business and Trade conducts scrutiny and due diligence as part of the process for appointing Trade Envoys.There are currently no plans for the Foreign Affairs Committee to undertake any pre-appoint...

   Source: Written answer

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