Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK Trade and Investment staff worked in each of the industrial sectors on 1 April 2015; and what the budget for each such sector is in 2015-16.
UK Trade & Investment supports eleven sectors, and other priority sectors, such as creative industries and the information economy.
We are working with a number of other Government departments to ensure companies of all sectors are represented in Government efforts overseas.
The table below shows the number of staff on 1 April 2015 and the most recent budget information for our core sector teams and investment organisations.
Staff | Budget, £m | |
Consumer, Retail & E-exporting | 11 | 5.7 |
Creative Industries & Global Sports & Construction | 25 | 3.1 |
UKTI Education | 8 | 1.0 |
Energy & Transport | 27 | 3.7 |
Healthcare UK | 13 | 1.6 |
Information Economy | 16 | 2.9 |
Advanced Manufacturing | 8 | 1.2 |
UKTI Agri-Tech Organisation | 3 | 1.2 |
UKTI Automotive Investment Organisation | 5 | 1.7 |
UKTI Financial Services Organisation | 8 | 1.7 |
Innovation Gateway | 7 | 1.3 |
UKTI Life Science Organisation | 9 | 2.2 |
UKTI Offshore Wind Investment Organisation | 2 | 1.1 |
UKTI Regeneration Investment Organisation | 1 | 1.4 |