Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many defence firms requested that a serving member of the Army accompany them to an exhibition supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
Information prior to 2021 is not available. The following number of companies requested Soldier on Stand support at an exhibition:
2021
Requested – 3
2022
Requested - 5
2023
Requested – 16
2024 (to date)
Requested – 6