UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) works in line with the Government\u2019s Industrial Strategy. The whole UKTI network works predominantly in these priority sectors to support UK exporters and attract foreign direct investment to the UK.<\/p>
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The table below shows the number of civil service staff working in our core sector teams in our HQ, and the budget allocated to each team[1].<\/p>
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| <\/td> | Staff<\/p><\/td> | Budget, £m<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Advanced Manufacturing<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 1.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI Agri-Tech Organisation<\/p><\/td> | 3<\/p><\/td> | 1.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI Automotive Investment Organisation<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 2.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Construction<\/p><\/td> | 10.5<\/p><\/td> | 1.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Consumer & Retail<\/p><\/td> | 9<\/p><\/td> | 2.3<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creative Industries & Global Sports<\/p><\/td> | 12<\/p><\/td> | 2.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI Education<\/p><\/td> | 10<\/p><\/td> | 1.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Energy<\/p><\/td> | 20<\/p><\/td> | 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI Financial Services Organisation<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 2.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Healthcare UK<\/p><\/td> | 8<\/p><\/td> | 1.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Information Economy<\/p><\/td> | 11<\/p><\/td> | 3.0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Innovation Gateway<\/p><\/td> | 2<\/p><\/td> | 1.7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI Life Science Organisation<\/p><\/td> | 6<\/p><\/td> | 2.6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI Offshore Wind Investment Organisation<\/p><\/td> | 1<\/p><\/td> | 1.1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UKTI DSO<\/p><\/td> | 128<\/p><\/td> | 10.5<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> [1] This core resource is supplemented by specialist contractors, sector teams in our global network, and our trade advisors in the English regions. The core budget is supplemented by funding for cross-cutting activity including trade fairs and missions, marketing, and the services provided by our 430 Trade Advisors in the English regions to help UK companies export to new markets.<\/p> It should be noted that UKTI DSO operates as a separate unit, whereas the other UKTI sector teams utilise more shared resource in addition to the numbers tabled below.<\/p> <\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4070", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Matt Hancock"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "West Suffolk"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Matthew Hancock"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2014-11-11", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2014-11-11T15:17:07.428811Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "26"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Business, Innovation and Skills"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2014-10-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "UK Trade and Investment"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many UK Trade and Investment staff worked in each of the industrial sectors on 1 April 2014; and what the budget for each such sector is in 2014-15.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/545", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Paul Flynn"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Newport West"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Paul Flynn"} ], "uin" : "211850"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100842", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Business, Innovation and Skills"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/100842/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " At 1 April 2014 the UK Trade and Investment Defence and Security Organisation had 128 staff-in-post. 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Over the period 1 April 2011 to 31 March 2013, HMRC had made enquiries into 224 employers in the social care sector. Of the cases completed by the end of September 2014, HMRC have found non-compliance in 108 (48%) of their enquiries, identifying £1,319,729 arrears of pay for 6,550 workers, with penalties issued with a total value of £146,931.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> As part of this targeted enforcement activity, HMRC have collaborated with care sector representative bodies to improve understanding of compliance risks and design controls within payroll systems that prevent workers being underpaid the minimum wage.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Department of Health has recently published statutory guidance for local authorities as part of the package of secondary legislation that accompanies the Care Act. The chapter of statutory guidance on commissioning and market shaping explicitly states that local authorities should have evidence that contract terms, conditions and fee levels will not compromise care providers\u2019 ability to pay at least minimum wages. A copy of the guidance can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/care-act-2014-statutory-guidance-for-implementation<\/a><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Department of Health is asking all Local Authorities to sign up to the Social Care Commitment which incorporates a statement about employer compliance with minimum wage legislation. The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services has written out to all its members encouraging them to support the Commitment as a way of raising standards in adult social care.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> We regularly update our Guidance on Gov.UK and we will continue to work with the sector to improve understanding and compliance.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Any worker who believes that they are being paid below the minimum wage should call the Pay & Work Rights Helpline on 0800 917 2368. HM Revenue & Customs investigate all complaints.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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