HC Deb 31 March 1998 vol 309 c479W
Mr. Swinney

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what are the(a) running costs, (b) staff costs and (c) locations of each of the UK-based offices of the Invest in Britain Bureau. [36237]

Mrs. Beckett

[holding answer 27 March 1998]: For 1997/98 the gross running costs budget, net of VAT is £2,445,000 of which staff costs are £1,720,000. In addition, the pay costs of three posts are currently being funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. All Invest in Britain Bureau UK staff are based in London.