Written question asked by Norman Lamb (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 11 January 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 January 2006. It was answered by Ian Pearson (Labour) on Thursday, 26 January 2006 on behalf of the Department of Trade and Industry.
SITPRO
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assessment he has made of the level of co-ordination between SITPRO, UK Trade and Investment and the regional development offices in promoting international investment; how many times these organisations met each other in the last five years; how best practice is shared between these organisations; how potential conflicts of interest between the organisations are resolved; and if he will make a statement.
- Answer
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SITPRO, UK Trade and Investment and the Regional Development Agencies (RDAs) have distinct roles. SITPRO is the world's leading trade facilitation agency and its expertise lies in the simplification of documents and procedures, e.g. customs, for clearing goods at the border. UKTI's role is to support UK businesses undertaking international trade and in attracting inward investment to the UK. The RDAs work closely with UKTI on both inward investment and trade development activity at regional level. UKTI promotes the whole of the UK as a location for inward investment, working in partnership with the English RDAs and the Development Agencies (DAs) of the Devolved Administrations. In addition to working with UKTI to attract, retain and add value to inward investment, staff in all these agencies have actively participated in the Committee on Overseas Promotion (COP), which brings together inward investment practitioners from throughout the UK to discuss strategic and operational issues, as well as share best practice. In addition to the regular meetings of COP and its sub-groups, there is regular contact with the RDAs and DAs on a daily basis concerning individual investor inquiries.SITPRO complements the international trade work of UKTI by providing technical advice to traders on customs formalities. It also influences customs and other border agency policy and regulation with a view to making trade procedures simpler. SITPRO and UKTI meet at least three times a year. UKTI is the largest source of inquiries referred to SITPRO's helpdesk, reflecting the close co-ordination they have on policy and operational issues affecting the UK international trading community and demonstrating full awareness of the unique way the two organisations work together.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 42378; 441 c2352-3W
- Session
- 2005-06
- Subjects
- Trade Regional development agencies UK Trade and Investment SITPRO
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