Department for Business and Trade

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is a department of His Majesty's Government established on 7 February 2023, after a government reshuffle, the first by prime minister Rishi Sunak. The new department absorbed the functions of the former Department for International Trade (DIT) and some of the functions of the former Department for Business, Energy, and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

Department for Business and Trade
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Old Admiralty Building, Westminster
Department overview
Formed7 February 2023
Preceding agencies
TypeUK Government Department
JurisdictionUnited Kingdom
HeadquartersOld Admiralty Building, Admiralty Place, London, SW1A 2DY
Secretary of State responsible
Department executives
  • Gareth Davies, Permanent Secretary
  • Crawford Falconer, Second Permanent Secretary
    • David Bickerton
    • Amanda Brooks
    • Joanna Crellin
    • Caleb Deeks
    • Beatrice Kilroy-Nolan
    • Gavin Lambert
    • Andrew Mitchell
    • Bidesh Sarkar (interim)
    • Ceri Smith
    , (Directors General)
Child agencies
Websitegov.uk/dbt

The department is headed by the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, assisted by a number of junior ministers. The present incumbent and the first to hold the role is Kemi Badenoch; she is also President of the Board of Trade and Minister for Women and Equalities. Badenoch was previously the final Secretary of State at DIT.

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