Gareth Thomas – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Gareth Thomas on 2015-11-10.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, how many full-time equivalent UKTI staff in his Department were based in (a) India and (b) Gujarat in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement.

Anna Soubry

UKTI-funded full-time equivalent (FTE) staff in India and Gujarat were as follows:

2015 – 90 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

2014 – 86 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

2013 – 87.2 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

2012- 86.5 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

2011- 83.85 UKTI FTE in India, of which 2 in Ahmedabad (Gujarat)

Under UKTI’s sector and project based approach, opportunities in Gujurat are supported by UKTI’s wider teams in India, as well as through links to experts and support in the FCO and in UKTI’s UK based networks.