Trade Missions: South Asia

(asked on 16th September 2015) - View Source
Questioner
Andrew Stephenson Portrait
Andrew Stephenson
(Conservative - Pendle)

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many official trade delegations have been to (a) India, (b) Pakistan, (c) Bangladesh and (d) Sri Lanka in each of the last three years.

Answered by
Anna Soubry Portrait
Anna Soubry
This question was answered on 16th October 2015

The following is a list of official trade missions that have been organised by UK Trade & Investment over the past three years to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka.

2013/14

  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 10
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 1
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 0
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 3

2014/15

  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 9
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 1
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 1
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 1

2015/16

  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to India = 0 (2 planned)
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions Pakistan = 0
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to Bangladesh = 0 (1 planned)
  • Number of Outward Trade Missions to Sri Lanka = 0 (1 planned)
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