Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what her Department’s (a) budget and (b) staff headcount is for trade and investment hubs in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) Darlington.

The budgets and FTE for the trade and investment hubs, as at period end 30 September 2023, are:

This excludes the budget for the Northern Ireland Investment Summit.

There are Trade and Investment staff based in Darlington; however, they work across part of a larger team which focus on a range of activities across the UK.