Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 8 September 2016 to Question 906161, how many of the priority global high-value export campaigns and campaigns for foreign direct investment are planned to begin before 31 March 2017; and if he will make it his policy to publish regular summaries of the effect of those campaigns.

The Department has 191 priority high-value export campaigns for exports, and 250 campaigns for Foreign Direct Investment. At present there are no plans to introduce further campaigns before 31 March 2017. Although the Department will continue to remain responsive to new opportunities to trade around the world as they emerge. The impact of these campaigns will be summarised within the Department’s Annual Report.