§ 21. Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the division of responsibility between Ministers in his Department.
§ Mr. BiffenWhile I, of course, have overall responsibility for matters affecting my Department, my hon. and learned Friend the Minister for Trade deals with commercial relations; my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State, the Member for Birmingham, Hall Green (Mr. Eyre) deals with consumer and competition matters; companies, insolvency, insurance, printing and publishing; and my hon. Friend the Under-Secretary of State, the Member for Aberdeen, South (Mr. Sproat) deals with civil aviation, marine and shipping, tourism, films, distribution and service trade industries, and statistical matters.