As of 31 January 2023, this department employed UK-based staff in UK embassies in the following countries:<\/p>
<\/p>
Algeria, Azerbaijan, Chile, China, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Mexico, Morocco, Oman, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Qatar, Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam, Myanmar.<\/p>
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UK-based staff in UK consulates in the following countries:<\/p>
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Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, United States, Vietnam.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4407", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Nigel Huddleston"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Mid Worcestershire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Nigel Huddleston"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2023-02-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2023-02-13T17:01:08.567Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "202"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "International Trade"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2023-02-06", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Department for International Trade: Staff"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, in which countries does her Department employ staff based in UK (a) embassies (b) consulates.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Brentford and Isleworth"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Ruth Cadbury"} ], "uin" : "140149"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1519499", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1519499/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
As of 10 October 2022, the Department for International Trade maintains 151 full-time equivalent (FTE) positions based in the United States, as shown in the table below. This includes currently vacant positions.<\/p>
These officials are based in the British Embassy and Consulates General across the US.<\/p>
State<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Consulate General/ Embassy<\/strong><\/p><\/td> FTE Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> California<\/p><\/td> Los Angeles<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> San Francisco<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Florida<\/p><\/td> Miami<\/p><\/td> 5<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Georgia<\/p><\/td> Atlanta<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Illinois<\/p><\/td> Chicago<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Massachusetts<\/p><\/td> Boston<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> New York<\/p><\/td> New York<\/p><\/td> 46<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Texas<\/p><\/td> Houston<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Washington DC<\/p><\/td> Washington DC<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> <\/strong><\/p><\/td> Total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 151<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> <\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/strong><\/p> <\/p> <\/p> UK Export Finance is co-administered with the Department for International Trade and employs one official based in Texas.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials from her Department are based in each state of the United States as on 10 October 2022.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472814", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1472814/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for International Trade (DIT) has allocated the following budget in 2022-23 financial year:<\/p> Scotland: £1,358,373;<\/p> Wales: £918,950;<\/p> Northern Ireland: £756,145; and<\/p> Darlington: this is a DIT Office location but we do not have an allocated budget for Darlington as a trade and investment hub.<\/p> <\/p> As of 31st May 2022, DIT employed:<\/p> Scotland: 29 staff including staff based in the regional offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow;<\/p> Wales:23 staff;<\/p> Northern Ireland: 9 staff; and<\/p> Darlington: 58 staff.<\/p> <\/p> These\u202ffigures do not include UK Export Finance staff, Trade Remedies Authority Staff, and those\u202fwho are on loan or secondment out of DIT, or on unpaid special leave or career break.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what her Department\u2019s allocated budget and (b) staff headcount is for the trade and investment hubs in (i) Scotland, (ii) Wales, (iii) Northern Ireland and (iv) Darlington.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1464556", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1464556/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department of International Trade (DIT) has teams across the UK supporting businesses to export. In the English Regions, this is primarily delivered through eight contracted regionally located Delivery Partners, comprising c.200 international trade advisors. As of 1st July 2022, this service will be brought into the Department. We are also developing teams of export and investment specialists in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. As of April 2022 DIT has 28 staff in Scotland, 23 staff in Wales and 5 staff in Northern Ireland. We aim to deliver c.275 roles into Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland under the cross-Government Places for Growth programme by 2030. These figures exclude UK Export Finance staff.<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many of her Departmental staff are based in each region of (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland and can advise businesses on exporting to new and existing markets; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1463362", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1463362/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " Department for International Trade (DIT) had 86 staff based in Africa in 2018, 84 staff in 2019, 102 staff in 2020, 123 staff in 2021 and 122 staff in 2022. The breakdown by each African nation is presented in the table below.<\/p> <\/p><\/td> DIT Overseas Staff<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> African Country<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2018<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2019<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2020<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2021<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 31 March 2022<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Algeria<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Angola<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cameroon<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Cote d'Ivoire<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Egypt<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ethiopia<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Ghana<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Guinea<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Kenya<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Libya<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mauritania<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mauritius<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Morocco<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 9<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Mozambique<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Nigeria<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> 11<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td> 12<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Rwanda<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Senegal<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> South Africa<\/p><\/td> 19<\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 27<\/p><\/td> 32<\/p><\/td> 31<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Sudan<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tanzania<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Tunisia<\/p><\/td> 6<\/p><\/td> 8<\/p><\/td> 7<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Uganda<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Zambia<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Zimbabwe<\/p><\/td> 0<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td> 5 or less<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Grand total<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 86<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 84<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 102<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 123<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 122<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> These figures are as of 31 March each year and include both UK based overseas staff (Civil Servants) and country based overseas staff who work on Department for International Trade objectives but are not Civil Servants.<\/p> <\/p> These figures do not include UK Export Finance staff, Trade Remedies Authority Staff, those on Loan from other government departments who remain on their home departments payroll, contractors, military staff, people on secondment from other organisations, those who are on loan or secondment out of DIT, or on unpaid special leave or career break.<\/p> <\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-05-16", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many employees of her Department have been based in each African nation, in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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, {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438961", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for International Trade"}
], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1438961/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for International Trade employs several staff within the United Kingdom and overseas. Headcount figures for locations and staff numbers are detailed in a table below:<\/p> Date<\/p><\/td> Total staff<\/p><\/td> Total staff based in London<\/p><\/td> Total staff based in U.K. regions<\/p><\/td> Total staff based overseas<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2022*<\/p><\/td> 4,974<\/p><\/td> 3,151<\/p><\/td> 199<\/p><\/td> 1,624<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2021*<\/p><\/td> 4,813<\/p><\/td> 3,114<\/p><\/td> 119<\/p><\/td> 1,585<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2020<\/p><\/td> 4,442<\/p><\/td> 2,791<\/p><\/td> 197<\/p><\/td> 1,461<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2019<\/p><\/td> 3,661<\/p><\/td> 2,113<\/p><\/td> 196<\/p><\/td> 1,352<\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2018**<\/p><\/td> 3,779<\/p><\/td> 1,941<\/p><\/td> 115<\/p><\/td> 1,399<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> *These figures do not include the Trade Remedies Authority (TRA), a Reading-based former directorate of DIT who formally became an Arm\u2019s Length Body of DIT in June 2021.<\/em><\/p> **These figures include U.K. Export Finance (UKEF). Figures after this period exclude UKEF.<\/em><\/p> <\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many staff her Department there have been in (a) in total, (b) based in London, (c) based in regions outside London and (d) based overseas in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/177", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Gareth Thomas"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1421210/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " As of January 2022, the Department for International Trade had just over 600 full-time equivalent (FTE) staff working directly on trade negotiations.<\/p> <\/p> The Department for International Trade operates a flexible resourcing model in order to maximise efficiency across our free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations. The number of staff working on a FTA at any one time will change depending on the stage and scale of the negotiations. Staff will also often be working across multiple negotiations.<\/p>"}
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, "date" : {"_value" : "2022-02-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many officials in her Department are working on the negotiations on the application to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
, "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4389", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Ruth Cadbury"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1421211/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The Department for International Trade (DIT) had just over 600 \u2018full-time equivalent\u2019 staff working directly on trade negotiations in January.<\/p> <\/p> DIT operates a \u2018flexible resourcing model\u2019 in order to maximise efficiency across our trade negotiations. The number of staff working on a trade deal at any one time will change depending on the stage and scale of the negotiations. Staff often work across multiple negotiations.<\/p>"}
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