§ Mr. Hobdenasked the President of the Board of Trade what Government assistance was given in each of the years 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967 for promotional assistance to the Federation of Sussex Industries.
§ Mr. DarlingThe Board of Trade gives assistance to groups of British firms exhibiting collectively at overseas trade fairs, provided these groups are sponsored by appropriate non-profit-making organisations. The Federation of Sussex Industries has sponsored such groups at the Vienna International Autumn Trade Fair in 1964, at the Franco-British Fair in Dieppe, and the Copenhagen Trade Fair in 1965, and will be sponsoring displays at the Swedish Trade Fair in Gothenburg and the Franco-British Trade Fair in Dieppe in 1967. In 1963 and 1966 the 301W Federation was not involved in events overseas eligible for Board of Trade assistance.