Andrew Bowie corrected the Commons record on Exports
The correction was made by letter from the Under-Secretary of State for International Trade, the hon. Member for West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine (Andrew Bowie), and printed in Hansard's Written Corrections on 9 January 2023. The figure £748 billion in the original became £758 billion in the correction. Altogether 11 words differ between the two versions.
The question
According to a recent report by the Social Market Foundation, while world goods exports were 7.9% higher by mid-2022 than they were at the end of 2019, the UK’s goods exports were 21% lower. “Could do better” would be a kind end-of-term report. Will the Minister now commit to a recommendation from the Institute of Directors to monitor and publish the impact of Government assistance from the Department’s teams—both overseas and UK-based —to assess their effectiveness and inform improvements so that all businesses get the best possible support for their exporting needs?
Original and corrected words
Struck through: original only. Bold: correction only.
| Original | Corrected |
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| This Department and, in fact, this entire Government are committed to growing our exports. We are going to export our way to growth and, in the 12 months to | This Department and, in fact, this entire Government are committed to growing our exports. We are going to export our way to growth and, in the 12 months to October 2022, exports were worth £758 billion . |
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Receipt
| Read from | https://hansard-api.parliament.uk/debates/debate/DE2336D8-B6B7-4316-AE9E-B45FA8117AA7.json |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
| SHA-256 | b2c657734cf245dbdfdaaab56ba4f678ec1e843fcada9824e8dd5de4b515c4d7 |