Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Tuesday, 3 March 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 5 March 2026. It was answered by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Friday, 6 March 2026 on behalf of the Department for Business and Trade.

Trade Promotion: Official Hospitality

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how much money has been spent on hospitality for the UK trade envoy programme in each of the last 3 years.

Answer

DBT spend* in the last 3 years on the UK Trade Envoy programme

2023/2024	2024/2025	2025/2026
£228,853	£59,178	£203,026

*Figures do not include DBT staff costs and only relate to UK Trade Envoy expenditure such as flights, hotels, visas etc.

Hospitality costs for the UK Trade Envoy programme in each of the last 3 years

2023/2024	2024/2025	2025/2026
£1657.55	£597.22	£2216.30

Secondary information