Written question WQ84477
- Asked by
- Peter FoxConservative
- To be answered by
- First Minister
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- Due
- Answered
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Question
What is the total cost of running the Welsh Government's overseas offices?
Answer
Answered by First Minister (Mark Drakeford)
The Welsh Government has a network of 20 overseas offices, most of which are based within British Embassy or Consulate buildings. The number of staff employed at each office is shown in the table below.
The total cost of running the network is £4,684,000. This includes office rent, FCDO platform charges, staff salaries and on-costs. There is also a £750,000 network-wide activity budget for the overseas offices.
Location
Number of staff currently employed
Atlanta
1
Bangalore
1
Beijing
1
Berlin
2
Brussels
9
Chicago
1
Chongqing
3
Doha
1
Dubai
2
Dublin
2
Dusseldorf
1
Montreal
2
Mumbai
2
New Delhi
0
New York
2
Paris
2
San Francisco
1
Shanghai
1
Tokyo
4
Washington DC
3
TOTAL
41