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Written question asked by Hywel Williams (Plaid Cymru) on Thursday, 29 June 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 (named day). It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Tuesday, 4 July 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Export Credit Guarantees: South America

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many companies from (a) England, (b) Wales, (c) Scotland and (d) Northern Ireland have applied for export credit support for trade with (i) Argentina, (ii) Brazil and (iii) Peru in the latest period for which figures are available.

Answer

Since April 2012, UK Export Finance (UKEF) has provided support to 25 businesses exporting to Argentina, Brazil and Peru. UKEF does not hold centrally figures for companies that have applied or enquired about its support. The numbers of companies that UKEF has supported by nation are provided in the table below.

Argentina

Brazil

Peru

England

3

15

4

Wales*

0

0

0

Scotland

0

3

0

Northern Ireland

0

0

0

*One company’s headquarters are based in England but has major manufacturing centres in both England and Wales.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2168
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Export credit guarantees Argentina Brazil Peru
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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