Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies from (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland have applied for export credit support for trade with (i) Argentina, (ii) Brazil and (iii) Peru in the latest period for which figures are available.

Since April 2012, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided support to 25 businesses exporting to Argentina, Brazil and Peru. UKEF does not hold centrally figures for companies that have applied or enquired about its support. The numbers of companies that UKEF has supported by nation are provided in the table below.

*One company’s headquarters are based in England but has major manufacturing centres in both England and Wales.