UK Trade and Investment: West Midlands
(asked on 15th December 2014) - View Source
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many businesses in the West Midlands have received support from UK Trade and Investment in each of the last five years.
The figures below detail the number of businesses which have had interactions with UKTI West Midlands in the last 5 financial years.
Financial Year | West Midlands based Businesses Assisted* |
2010/11 | 2333 |
2011/12 | 2212 |
2012/13 | 2784 |
2013/14 | 2993 |
2014/15 | 2799 (to Dec 2014) |
*The figures provided are the total number of unique businesses that benefited from a Service Delivery. Service Delivery is participation in either the Passport To Export or Gateway to Global Growth programme, or a ‘Significant Assist’ – which is the provision of in-depth advice and support from an International Trade Advisor.