Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 5 December 2017 to Question 116660 on trade promotion, what estimate he has made of the total employment cost per annum of the nine Her Britannic Majesty's Trade Commissioners.

The roles will be advertised with a salary of up to £120,000, dependent on the skills and experience of the candidate, which is within the Senior Civil Servants pay band 2 range of £88,000 to £162,500. The successful candidates will also be entitled to overseas allowances, to compensate for the extra costs incurred from moving overseas and maintaining a standard of living comparable to the UK. The rates are dependent on the location and family circumstance.