Department for Business and Trade written question – answered at on 9 March 2026.
Andrew Griffith
Shadow Secretary of State for Business and Trade
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether he will publish the minutes of the most recent Industrial Development Advisory Board meeting.
Chris McDonald
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Energy Security and Net Zero), Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Department for Business and Trade)
Minutes of the meetings of the Industrial Development Advisory Board are not published. The discussions of the Board and the advice they provide to the Secretary of State with respect to the exercise of their functions under sections 7 and 8 of the Industrial Development Act encompass highly commercially sensitive information.
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