§ 27. Mr. Stephen O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what criteria and performance measures relating to the promotion of United Kingdom trade his Department uses in its annual appraisals of each of the United Kingdom's Ambassadors and High Commissioners. [99973]
§ Mr. HainAll Ambassadors and High Commissioners now report to the Chief Executive of British Trade International, the unified FCO and DTI operation, on trade promotion and development work. Their performance will be assessed against annual objectives agreed with British Trade International.