HC Deb 30 March 1998 vol 309 cc384-5W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the(a) running costs, (b) salary costs, (c)total Government assistance to and (d)location of the Joint Environmental Markets Unit. [36239]

Mrs. Beckett

[holding answer 27 March 1998]: During 1997/98 the budgets for JEMU were as follows:

£
Staff (shared by DTI/DETR) 380,000
Core sponsorship and export promotion 200,000
Technology Partnership Initiative 250,000
Publicity 150,000
Travel 20,000
Total 1,000,000

JEMU is located at 151 Buckingham Palace Road, London SW1W 9SS.

Mr. Swinney

To ask the President of the Board of Trade which companies were involved in Joint Environmental Markets Unit outward missions in 1996–97. [36238]

Mrs. Beckett

[holding answer 27 March 1998]: Although the Joint Environmental Markets Unit did not itself organise any outward missions in 1996–97, the Unit supported environmental industry involvement in missions organised by the Overseas Trade Desks and others.