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Regional Government: Brussels

Volume 471: debated on Monday 28 January 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform pursuant to the answer of 18 December 2007, Official Report, columns 1343-44W, on regional government: Brussels, how many staff are employed in each office. (179659)

I have been asked to reply.

Details of staff employed by regional offices in Brussels are tabled as follows.

In most cases the offices are funded by a combination of regional and sub-regional partners, including regional development agencies, local authorities and regional assemblies.

Title of office

Number of staff1

Vacancies1

East of England Brussels office

25.5

England’s East Midlands European office

4

1

London European office

7

North East England in Europe

4

1

North West Brussels office

2

South East England Brussels office

2

South West UK Brussels office

6

West Midlands in Europe office

7

1

Yorkshire in Europe

4

1 Position at January 2008

2 Full-time equivalent numbers, seven staff in total employed including part-time staff.