Trade Missions: Gujarat

(asked on 14th April 2023) - View Source

Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 3 April to Question 174176 on Trade Missions: Gujarat, (a) who led and (b) which businesses took part in each mission; and if she will make a statement.


Answered by
Nigel Huddleston Portrait
Nigel Huddleston
Financial Secretary (HM Treasury)
This question was answered on 24th April 2023

The following business missions visited Ahmedabad in the last five years.

1. UK Life Sciences mission to Vibrant Gujarat Global Investment Summit in January 2017

Mission led by: Sir Dominic Asquith, BHC India

UK participation: Absynth Biologics, Bioguard Hygiene, Cambridge Consultants, Grant Thornton, Indoor Biotechnologies, National Institute for Healthcare Research, O2H Ventures, PA Consulting Group, QX and Woodley Bioreg.

2. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) visit to Ahmedabad in May 2019

Mission led by: Department for International Trade officials

UK participation: Dr Ian Hudson, Chief Executive Officer, MHRA

3.UK Life Sciences trade delegation to Ahmedabad in September 2019

Mission led by: Department for International Trade officials

UK participation: Britest, ChargePoint Technology, Chief.AI, Enzbond, Intract Pharma, LightQx, Malvern Panalytical, Micropore, One Health Ventures, Proimmune, Scitegrity, Sphere Fluidics, Stemnovate, Veratrak and Viridian.

4. UK Defence delegation to Ahmedabad in October 2022

Mission led by: UK Defence and Security Exports

UK participation: Aerospace Logistics, Avon Protection, BAE Systems, Eaton Aerospace (Cobham), Expleo Group, GE Power Conversion, Hensoldt, Innovation DB, JFD, Kongsberg Maritime, Leoardo, MBDA UK, Pearson Engineering, Reliance, Precision, Ricardo, Rolls Rocyce, Smiths Detection, Strongfield Technologies, Survitec, Thales UK, Ultra Electronics and Webley & Scott

5.Wales Government outreach to Ahmedabad in February 2023

Mission led by: Department for International Trade officials

UK participation: Welsh Government officials

6.CPI Life Sciences outreach to Ahmedabad in February 2023

Mission led by: Department for International Trade and Science & Innovation Network officials

UK participation: Dave Tudor Managing Director and John Arthur, Director, Medicines Manufacturing Innovation Centre, and Biologics, UK, and Arun Harish, Strategy Director and Cristina Blood, Senior Strategic Marketing Manager, CPI UK

7.UK Airport mission to Ahmedabad in February 2023

Mission led by: Department for International Trade officials

UK participation: British Aviation Group, Arup, Aurrigo, Foster + Partners, GATIC, Gillespie, Grimshaw, IAC, ICAD, ICF, IPSOTEK, NATS, TEX ATC and Zoeftig.

8.UKRI Foundation Industries mission to Ahmedabad in March 2023

Mission led by: UKRI and Innovate UK supported by Glass Futures, the Manufacturing Technology Centre and Knowledge Transfer Network

UK participation: Ai.Build, AiM Micromed, Carbon Re, CO2CO, Global Nano Network, Hexigone Inhibibitors, Material Evolution, Nanomax and The Glass Company

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