§ Mr. Dykesasked the Secretary of State for Trade what discussions have been held between his Department and the relevant outside interested parties, including various promoting organisations, to try to ensure that the staging of major industrial and commercial fairs and exhibitions at the main sites in the United Kingdom do not clash awkwardly with the holding of similar occasions in the rest of Europe.
§ Mr. ParkinsonNo such discussions have been held, but the Department publishes quarterly a guide to the principal future trade events both in the United Kingdom and overseas. The staging and timing of trade fairs is very much a matter for industry sectors and commercial organisers. The crowded exhibition programme in Western Europe, including the United Kingdom, inevitably cause difficulty in mounting new events. Organisers in their own interest seek to minimise duplication and overlap.