Chambers of Commerce: Finance
(asked on 19th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how much funding her Department has allocated to each chamber of commerce for the provision of independent trade advice in (a) each of the last five years and (b) for 2022-23; and if she will make a statement.
The Department for International Trade (DIT) has not directly allocated funding to any chambers of commerce in the last five years.
The table below shows only those Delivery Partners that are funded by DIT that have links to the Chambers of Commerce and the already contracted costs which fall in FY22/23.
| SW | EM | WM | NE | NW |
2017/18 | £2,567,900 | £2,365,053 | £2,827,960 | £1,477,420 | £3,478,087 |
2018/19 | £2,271,640 | £2,389,440 | £3,179,300 | £1,432,920 | £2,908,480 |
2019/20 | £2,400,720 | £1,936,718 | £2,862,960 | £1,472,920 | £2,975,480 |
2020/21 | £3,317,088 | £2,937,240 | £4,367,300 | £1,949,920 | £3,934,480 |
2021/22 | £2,903,640 | £2,705,940 | £4,201,040 | £1,694,920 | £3,623,480 |
2022/23 (Q1 only) | £717,910 | £676,485 | £982,075 | £423,730 | £899,620 |
TOTAL | £14,178,898 | £13,010,876 | £18,420,635 | £8,451,830 | £17,819,627 |
Allocation of funding during the contracted periods has been based upon performance data, the numbers of businesses in each region, and levelling up requirements.
DIT looks forward to maintaining and developing strong partnerships with the Chambers of Commerce on local export initiatives and activities.