Tradeshow Access Programme
(asked on 13th November 2017) - View Source
Question to the Department for International Trade:
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many companies have received (1) 1, (2) 2, (3), 3, (4) 4, (5) 5, (6) 6, (7) 7, (8) 8, (9) 9, (10) 10, (11) 11, and (12) 12, grants from the Tradeshow Access Programme since its launch.
In the period 1 April 2009 to present, the number of companies who have received Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP) grants are:
TAP Lives/Grants | Number of Companies |
12 | 104 |
11 | 51 |
10 | 75 |
9 | 112 |
8 | 153 |
7 | 321 |
6 | 1118 |
5 | 727 |
4 | 921 |
3 | 1435 |
2 | 2671 |
1 | 7480 |
Total number of companies | 15,168 |
Lives: Eligible businesses are entitled to exhibit overseas with TAP grant support. Each time they exhibit they use one TAP grant life, therefore TAP lives equates to the numbers of grants a business has claimed.
Source: DIT CDMS
Footnote: From 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2012 Participants could apply for only six grants. From 1 April 2012 to 30 September 2017 Participants can apply could apply for six grants in the majority of markets and for an additional six grants in High Growth markets. The number of grants Participants can apply for was reduced from twelve to six on 1 October 2017, but Participants can go to any market.