§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the Departments budget was spent in the latest 12 months for which figures are available on the promotion overseas of trade with the UK; and if he will break down spending in each(a) embassy and (b) high commission. [115968]
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§ Mr. RammellThe latest figures for funding for Trade Partners UK, the trade development arm of British Trade International, is as follows.
£ millions 2001–02 Outturn Programme 60 Administration Costs DTI 28 FCO 123 Capital DTI 0 FCO 1 The information is not available broken down by Embassy and High Commission, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Departments staff at each(a) embassy and (b) high commission have responsibilities which are primarily the promotion of trade with the UK. [115969]
§ Mr. RammellThe number of staff (expressed in full time equivalents) whose responsibilities are the achievement of BTI objectives in overseas markets is as follows:
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Country Total (full time equivalent) Africa Angola 4 Botswana 1 Cameroon 1 Cote Dlvore 2 Ethiopia 2 Ghana 6 Kenya 6 Madagascar 1 Malawi 1 Mali 1 Mauritius 2 Mozambique 3 Namibia 1 Nigeria 19 Rwanda 1 Senegal 2 Seychelles 1 Sierra Leone 1 South Africa 32 Tanzania 5 Uganda 3 Zambia 1 Zimbabwe 3 Americas Antigua 1 Argentina 8 Bahamas 1 Barbados 4 Belize 1 Bolivia 2 Brazil 54 Canada 36 Chile 8 Colombia 7 Costa Rica 3 Cuba 3 Dominican Republic 2 Ecuador 4 El Salvador 2 253W
Country Total (full time equivalent) Guatemala 2 Guyana 2 Honduras 1 Jamaica 4 Mexico 23 Nicaragua 1 Panama 2 Paraguay 3 Peru 7 St. Lucia 1 Trinidad 5 Uruguay 2 USA 145 Venezuela 8 North Asia/Pacific Australia 33 China 60 Fiji 2 Hong Kong 22 Japan 68 Mongolia 1 New Zealand 10 South Korea 20 Taiwan 21 Europe Albania 1 Armenia 3 Austria 7 Azerbaijan 4 Belarus 1 Belgium and Luxembourg 17 Bosnia 3 Bulgaria 5 Croatia 4 Cyprus 5 Cz. Republic 12 Denmark 13 Estonia 3 Finland 12 France 50 Georgia 3 Germany 63 Greece 12 Hungary 14 Iceland 3 Ireland 13 Italy 33 Kazakhstan 4 Latvia 4 Lithuania 3 Macedonia 2 Malta 3 Netherlands 11 Norway 16 Poland 20 Portugal 15 Romania 9 Russia 15 Slovakia 4 Slovenia 5 Spain 32 Sweden 19 Switzerland 15 Turkey 19 Turkmenistan 3 Ukraine 4 Uzbekistan 2 Yugoslavia 5 Middle East and North Africa Algiers 1 Bahrain 5
Country Total (full time equivalent) Egypt 15 Iran 8 Israel 8 Jerusalem 2 Jordan 7 Kuwait 7 Lebanon 4 Libya 7 Morocco 8 Oman 6 Qatar 8 Saudi Arabia 22 Sudan 2 Syria 8 Tunisia 4 UAE 22 Yemen 4 South and South East Asia Bangladesh 8 Brunei 2 Cambodia 1 India 79 Indonesia 13 Laos 1 Malaysia 21 Nepal 1 Pakistan 15 Papua New Guinea 1 Philippines 11 Singapore 20 Sri Lanka 7 Thailand 15 Vietnam 12 Grand total 1,524 British Trade Internationals remit covers both trade development and promotion and inward investment, and it is riot possible to separate fully the two strands.
The information was current at April 2003.
The data include FCO UK-based staff and local staff recruited in-market. Distribution of staff numbers across the network changes over time to reflect the requirements of UK business.
§ Mr. WyattTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes there have been in the priorities for promoting trade at UK embassies and high commissions since 1997. [115970]
§ Mr. RammellImproving business competitiveness through international trade and investment is an important element of the FCOs work, reflected in its Public Service Agreement Objectives. British Trade International was established in 1999 to bring together the trade promotion activities of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Its priorities and activities are reported annually in its Departmental Report, the latest of which was published on 16 May 2003, Cm 5915.