UK Trade & Investment supports eleven sectors, and other priority sectors, such as creative industries and the information economy.<\/p>
We are working with a number of other Government departments to ensure companies of all sectors are represented in Government efforts overseas.<\/p>
The table below shows the number of staff on 1 April 2015 and the most recent budget information for our core sector teams and investment organisations.<\/p>
Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Budget, £m<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Consumer, Retail & E-exporting<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 5.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Creative Industries & Global Sports & Construction<\/p><\/td> 25<\/p><\/td> 3.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Education<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 1.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Energy & Transport<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 3.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Healthcare UK<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 1.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Information Economy<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 2.9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Advanced Manufacturing<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Agri-Tech Organisation<\/p><\/td> 3<\/p><\/td> 1.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Automotive Investment Organisation<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td> 1.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Financial Services Organisation<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 1.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Innovation Gateway<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 1.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Life Science Organisation<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td> 2.2<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Offshore Wind Investment Organisation<\/p><\/td> 2<\/p><\/td> 1.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> UKTI Regeneration Investment Organisation<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 1.4<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> At 1 April 2015 the UK Trade & Investment Defence and Security Organisation had 140 staff-in-post. As at 1 April the 2015-16 budget for UKTI DSO was £9.75M NET.<\/p>"}
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