§ Mr. Barnettasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will make a statement on his reasons for issuing the warning to British businessmen visiting East European countries;
(2) how many businessmen have been circularised with his warning about dangers in visiting Eastern Europe; and on what basis he has made this circulation;
(3) what estimate he has made of the effect on exports of his circulation of a warning to British businessmen visiting Eastern Europe.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyTrade with Eastern Europe has grown satisfactorily66W cashire with an analysis of such payments under the appropriate categories, and a comparison of each on a per capita basis with all other counties.
§ Mr. William RodgersThe sums paid to local authorities in respect of civil aerodrome development are set out in the attached table.
Separate figures for Local Employment Act assistance are not available but projects of a kind underaken by local authorities would not normally be eligible.
in the last year or two, and I look forward to a large continuing increase. This involves more personal visits to these countries by businessmen, which I have every wish to encourage. In these circumstances it appeared desirable to the Government that guidance on security matters should be available, since it is better to draw attention to known hazards than to run risks which can be avoided. A leaflet based on actual cases has accordingly been made available and is obtainable by businessmen on request.