§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many staff, at what grade and what cost, are currently seconded from Overseas Trade Services to(a) Government Offices and (b) Business Links as export development consultants. [78437]
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§ Mr. WilsonNone.
Export Development Counsellors are employed directly by Business Links and are recruited from the private sector with recent overseas commercial experience.
There are currently 82 Export Development Counsellors (EDC) based at 69 Business Links. All Business Links require access to an EDC to obtain accreditation.
§ Mr. BaldryTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the grades and locations are of the staff seconded from Government Offices to Business Links to act as access points for overseas trade missions as set out in paragraph 19 of Sir Richard Wilson's review of export promotion. [78441]
§ Mr. WilsonI have placed copies of the information matrix entitled "International Trade Teams in Business Links" in the Library of the House. The information is kept by British Trade International.