Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what the cost to the public purse was of (a) drafting, designing and producing, (b) translating, and (c) distributing her Department's campaign brochure for the UK's nominee for the role of director general of the World Trade Organization.

The total cost to the public purse of drafting, designing, and producing the Department’s campaign brochure was £643.20. These costs were incurred in the printing of the brochure. Total costs of £2,849.73 were incurred in translation and typesetting of materials into French, Spanish, Arabic and Chinese. There were no costs incurred in the distribution of the campaign brochure.