Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions ministers in her Department attended (a) domestic and (b) overseas trade shows which were supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
Ministers support domestic and overseas trade shows to further the UK national interest. Further information is not held centrally and could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, on how many occasions officials in her Department attended (a) domestic and (b) overseas trade shows which were supported by UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
This information is not recorded with respect to the whole Department for Business and Trade.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many military advisors have worked for UK Defence and Security Exports in each year since 2019.
Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The total military advisors working for UK Defence and Security Exports as of 1st April each year between 2019 and 2024 was as follows:
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many companies UK Defence and Security Exports has engaged with in each year since 2019.
Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
The UK Defence and Security Exports (UKDSE) strategic industry relationship management programme has 15 companies in it, while UKDSE also engages with many other companies individually and collectively through the relevant Trade Associations.
Asked by: Maria Eagle (Labour - Garston and Halewood)
Question to the Department for Business and Trade:
To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, which domestic events UK Defence and Security Exports have provided support for in each year since 2019.
Answered by Alan Mak - Minister of State (Department for Business and Trade) (jointly with the Cabinet Office)
UK Defence and Security Exports has provided active support to the following UK domestic events:
2019
Security & Policing 2019 (March 2019)
DPRTE 2019 (March 2019)
DSEI 2019 (September 2019)
International Security Expo 2019 (December 2019)
2020
Security & Policing 2020 (March 2020)
Farnborough International Airshow 2020 (July 2020) – Virtual event due to Covid-19 pandemic
DPRTE 2020 (September 2020) – Virtual event due to Covid-19 pandemic
International Security Expo 2020 (November 2020) – Virtual event due to Covid-19 pandemic
2021
Security & Policing 2021 (March 2021) – Virtual event due to Covid-19 pandemic
DSEI 2021 (September 2021)
International Security Expo 2021 (September 2021)
DPRTE 2021 (October 2021)
2022
Security & Policing 2022 (March 2022)
DPRTE 2022 (May 2022)
Seawork 2022 (June 2022)
Farnborough International Airshow 2022 (July 2022)
International Security Expo 2022 (September 2022)
DVD 2022 (September 2022)
3CDSE (November 2022)
2023
Security & Policing 2023 (March 2023)
DPRTE 2023 (March 2023)
Seawork 2023 (June 2023)
DSEI 2023 (September 2023)
London International Shipping Week (September 2023)
International Security Expo 2022 (September 2023)
2024
Security & Policing 2024 (March 2024)
DPRTE 2024 (March 2024)
Planning for events scheduled to take place later in 2024 is also in progress.