UK Trade and Investment

(asked on 20th December 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for International Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what assessment he has made of the relative commercial success of UKTI sponsored multi-industry market visits and industry-specific events since his Department was created.


Answered by
Mark Garnier Portrait
Mark Garnier
This question was answered on 13th January 2017

The Department for International Trade’s International trade and Investment team (ITI), which assumed the responsibilities of UKTI in July 2016, undertakes a yearly client survey of businesses to measure the quality and impact of our services. In financial year 2015-16:

  • 65% of businesses attending DIT Trade Shows and Missions expected their attendance to result in a positive financial benefit. On average, businesses anticipated additional export sales of £331,000 as a direct result of this activity.

  • For those attending DIT-sponsored Events, 41% of businesses expected a positive financial benefit. On average, businesses anticipated additional export sales of £611,000 per business as a result of attending Events organised with the support of the Department.
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