§ Mr. Anthony Grantasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out in the Official Report the precise responsibilities of the Ministers in his Department.
§ Mr. NottIn addition to assisting me in the exercise of my overall responsibilities, I have given Ministers in my Department the following special responsibilities:
The Minister for Consumer Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Gloucester (Mrs. Oppenheim), has special responsibility for consumer affairs and competition policy.
The Minister of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Hertfordshire, South (Mr. Parkinson), has special responsibility for overseas trade policy, commercial relations and tariffs; the Export Credits Guarantee Department and the British Overseas Trade Board.
The Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Chingford (Mr. Tebbit), has special responsibility for civil aviation, marine and shipping policy; the newspaper, film and publishing industries; and tourism, hotel and travel industries.
The Under-Secretary of State, my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Mr. Eyre), has special responsibility for company affairs and insolvency; insurance supervision; patent, trade mark and copyright matters; and the distributive and service trades.