Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many and what proportion of staff employed by his Department are employed on a contract which is (a) full-time permanent, (b) part-time permanent, (c) for less than two years' duration, (d) on an agency basis and (e) zero-hours.
Answered by Greg Hands
The number and proportion of people employed by the Department for International Trade in the categories requested are shown in the table below.
| Number | Proportion |
Full time permanent contract | 2348 | 75.1% |
Part time permanent contract | 410 | 13.1% |
Contract for less than 2 years | 15 | 0.5% |
Agency contract | 353 | 11.3% |
Zero hours contract | 0 | 0% |
Total | 3126 | 100% |
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 23 March 2017 to Question 69047, which UK economic sectors have contributed to the 40 per cent growth in UK exports of goods and services to Liechtenstein between 2005 and 2014.
Answered by Greg Hands
During the period 2005-2014, ONS statistics show that services represented on average 84% of UK exports to Liechtenstein, within which financial services are likely to have made a significant contribution.
Asked by: Rob Marris (Labour - Wolverhampton South West)
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, with reference to page 54 of the Government White Paper entitled The United Kingdom's exit from and new partnership with the European Union, what assessment he has made of the reasons for the 40 per cent growth in UK exports of goods and services to Liechtenstein between 2005 and 2014.
Answered by Greg Hands
Liechtenstein is home to around 4,500 companies. HMG’s trade and investment promotion work out of Switzerland includes a business focus on Liechtenstein.