Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 22 March to Question 132109 on trade remedies, if he will publish the schedule of meetings which took place at each of the 60 visits.

The Secretary of State for International Trade and his Ministerial team undertake regular visits overseas to promote trade and investment. The programmes typically include bilateral meetings with counterparts to discuss trade cooperation and meetings with business leaders and investors.

It would be disproportionate to publish the detail of each of the 60 visits, but by way of example, the Secretary of State led a delegation of more than 50 UK businesses to China, during the Prime Minister's visit. During the visit he witnessed the signing of a number of commercial deals, addressed business leaders at a Digital China event and attended a China-UK Business Forum.

The Department for International Trade do publish details of Ministerial visits before and during visits through press releases and social media.