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Office for Investment: Staff

Asked by Mr Richard HoldenConservativeDepartment for Business and TradeTabled Answered 27 June 2025UIN 57743

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, how many full time equivalent permanent staff were assigned to work in the Office for Investment in June (a) 2024 and (b) 2025.

Answered by Sarah Jones

The number of staff (FTE) in the Office for Investment (OfI) was approximately 30. The target operating model for the expanded OfI, which launched on the 5th of June 2025, includes approximately 230 FTE (including overseas OfI representatives). This will be subject to revisions in line with Government policy.

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