Trade Promotion

Department for Business, Innovation and Skills written question – answered at on 19 January 2015.

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Photo of Iain Wright Iain Wright Shadow Minister (Business, Innovation and Skills)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what representations he has received on the changes to the budget of the Tradeshow Access Programme by UK Trade & Investment in November 2014.

Photo of Matthew Hancock Matthew Hancock Minister of State (Department for Business, Innovation and Skills), Minister of State for Portsmouth, The Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change

There have been representations received on the budget changes to the Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) from trade associations and businesses largely in the textiles and footwear industry; and from the Sponsors Alliance, a grouping of organisations who receive payment to help UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) deliver TAP support. UKTI expenditure in 2014/15 on TAP is expected to be 35% higher than 2009/10.

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