Trade Negotiations: India
(asked on 20th October 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade, whether his Department undertook any vetting or due diligence on the external attendees of the recent Government trade delegation to India.
Answered by
Blair McDougall
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade) (Jointly with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
The Secretary of State for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade led a delegation to India comprising 26 businesses and business representatives, all subject to due diligence checks.
The Secretaries of State for Scotland, and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs each led their own delegation. Delegate vetting was a matter for the Scotland Office and DEFRA respectively.
The Great North grouping of mayors led a non-UK Government delegation to India. Delegate vetting was a matter for the mayors.