Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether it is her policy to increase the number of trade envoys.

There are currently 36 Trade Envoys progressing our trade and investment agenda in 66 markets across the world and the Department is constantly reviewing suitable markets to identify where the appointment of a Trade Envoy can be of greatest benefit to the trade and investment aims of the UK alongside the Department’s other support for exporters and investors. The ultimate decision to increase the number of his Trade Envoys is the Prime Minister’s.