§ 36. Mr. Gammansasked the President of the Board of Trade why His Majesty's Government have declined the offer of the Soviet Government to participate in the Leipzig fair.
§ Sir S. CrippsIn accordance with the recommendations of the Ramsden Committee, official participation at trade fairs overseas is now undertaken only in exceptional circumstances, and there has been no such participation since the Committee's report was laid before this House last March. So far as commercial participation is concerned, we have only recently learnt that the Leipzig fair is to be open this year to firms from outside Germany and, as the opening date is 4th March, it would scarcely be possible for firms in this country to organise exhibits in time.