§ Mr. David Priceasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what further action he intends to take to stimulate British exports to Japan.
§ Sir G. HoweThe British Overseas Trade Board, with my agreement, are acting in a number of ways to stimulate exports to Japan. The steps it will be taking include the setting up of a British Export Marketing Centre in Tokyo, which we expect to open next September and which will offer a range of new facilities to assist British firms to test and develop the market for their products. The British Export Marketing Centre scheme will have an annual budget of about £400,000. A special adviser on the Japanese market is being appointed to advise British industry on the opportunities and challenges of that market and to ensure the most effective deployment of the Board's export promotion activities in Japan.
I myself hope to visit Japan shortly to discuss the wide range of issues for which I am responsible, including greater opportunities for British exporters.