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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-07-22more like thismore than 2019-07-22
answering body
Department for International Trade more like this
answering dept id 202 more like this
answering dept short name International Trade more like this
answering dept sort name International Trade more like this
hansard heading Trade Promotion more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Viscount Younger of Leckie on 17 July (HL16983), whether the Trade Envoys are answerable to Parliament either (1) directly, (2) via a minister, or (3) not at all. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Grocott more like this
uin HL17351 more like this
answer
answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-08-16more like thismore than 2019-08-16
answer text <p>Trade Envoys comprised of parliamentarians drawn from both Houses are answerable to Parliament via direct line of report to my Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for International Trade who is accountable for the programme.</p><p> </p><p>Although the Trade Envoy role is not a ministerial appointment and does not carry formal policy responsibility the Trade Envoys are under the same obligation as Ministers to adhere to the relevant departmental restrictions, guidelines and confidentiality clauses.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Young of Cookham remove filter
question first answered
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answering member
57
label Biography information for Lord Young of Cookham more like this
tabling member
276
label Biography information for Lord Grocott more like this