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Written question asked by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Thursday, 19 May 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 23 May 2022. It was answered by Mike Freer (Conservative) on Monday, 30 May 2022 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.


Tradeshow Access Programme

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, how many businesses were awarded a grant of between £500 and £999 through the Tradeshow Access Programme in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.

Answer

The following table disaggregates how many businesses were awarded a grant of between £500-£999 in each of the last five financial years (FY) of the Tradeshow Access Programme (TAP).

FY

Number of businesses awarded grants between £500-£999

2016-17

38

2017-18

0

2018-19

38

2019-20

10

2020-21

21

Total

107

Overall, TAP provided around 12,700 grants between financial years 2016-17 to 2020-21, and the average grant value was £1,720. The programme ceased on 31 March 2021.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
5313
Session
2022-23
Subjects
Business Tradeshow access programme
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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