To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how much of the Departments budget was spent in the latest 12 months for which figures are available on the promotion overseas of trade with the UK; and if he will break down spending in each (a) embassy and (b) high commission. [115968]

The latest figures for funding for Trade Partners UK, the trade development arm of British Trade International, is as follows.

£ millions
	2001–02 Outturn
Programme	60
Administration Costs
DTI	28
FCO	123
Capital
DTI	0
FCO	1

The information is not available broken down by Embassy and High Commission, and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many of his Departments staff at each (a) embassy and (b) high commission have responsibilities which are primarily the promotion of trade with the UK. [115969]

The number of staff (expressed in full time equivalents) whose responsibilities are the achievement of BTI objectives in overseas markets is as follows:

Country	Total (full time equivalent)
Africa
Angola	4
Botswana	1
Cameroon	1
Cote Dlvore	2
Ethiopia	2
Ghana	6
Kenya	6
Madagascar	1
Malawi	1
Mali	1
Mauritius	2
Mozambique	3
Namibia	1
Nigeria	19
Rwanda	1
Senegal	2
Seychelles	1
Sierra Leone	1
South Africa	32
Tanzania	5
Uganda	3
Zambia	1
Zimbabwe	3
Americas
Antigua	1
Argentina	8
Bahamas	1
Barbados	4
Belize	1
Bolivia	2
Brazil	54
Canada	36
Chile	8
Colombia	7
Costa Rica	3
Cuba	3
Dominican Republic	2
Ecuador	4
El Salvador	2

Country	Total (full time equivalent)
Guatemala	2
Guyana	2
Honduras	1
Jamaica	4
Mexico	23
Nicaragua	1
Panama	2
Paraguay	3
Peru	7
St. Lucia	1
Trinidad	5
Uruguay	2
USA	145
Venezuela	8
North Asia/Pacific
Australia	33
China	60
Fiji	2
Hong Kong	22
Japan	68
Mongolia	1
New Zealand	10
South Korea	20
Taiwan	21
Europe
Albania	1
Armenia	3
Austria	7
Azerbaijan	4
Belarus	1
Belgium and Luxembourg	17
Bosnia	3
Bulgaria	5
Croatia	4
Cyprus	5
Cz. Republic	12
Denmark	13
Estonia	3
Finland	12
France	50
Georgia	3
Germany	63
Greece	12
Hungary	14
Iceland	3
Ireland	13
Italy	33
Kazakhstan	4
Latvia	4
Lithuania	3
Macedonia	2
Malta	3
Netherlands	11
Norway	16
Poland	20
Portugal	15
Romania	9
Russia	15
Slovakia	4
Slovenia	5
Spain	32
Sweden	19
Switzerland	15
Turkey	19
Turkmenistan	3
Ukraine	4
Uzbekistan	2
Yugoslavia	5
Middle East and North Africa
Algiers	1
Bahrain	5

Country	Total (full time equivalent)
Egypt	15
Iran	8
Israel	8
Jerusalem	2
Jordan	7
Kuwait	7
Lebanon	4
Libya	7
Morocco	8
Oman	6
Qatar	8
Saudi Arabia	22
Sudan	2
Syria	8
Tunisia	4
UAE	22
Yemen	4
South and South East Asia
Bangladesh	8
Brunei	2
Cambodia	1
India	79
Indonesia	13
Laos	1
Malaysia	21
Nepal	1
Pakistan	15
Papua New Guinea	1
Philippines	11
Singapore	20
Sri Lanka	7
Thailand	15
Vietnam	12
Grand total	1,524

British Trade Internationals remit covers both trade development and promotion and inward investment, and it is riot possible to separate fully the two strands.The information was current at April 2003.The data include FCO UK-based staff and local staff recruited in-market. Distribution of staff numbers across the network changes over time to reflect the requirements of UK business.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what changes there have been in the priorities for promoting trade at UK embassies and high commissions since 1997. [115970]

Improving business competitiveness through international trade and investment is an important element of the FCOs work, reflected in its Public Service Agreement Objectives. British Trade International was established in 1999 to bring together the trade promotion activities of the Department of Trade and Industry and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Its priorities and activities are reported annually in its Departmental Report, the latest of which was published on 16 May 2003, Cm 5915.