§ Sir Dudley Smithasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the purposes of the recent visit paid by the Minister for Information Technology to Japan; what progress was achieved; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. PattieI visited Japan to attend the British National Day at the Tsukuba science and technology exhibition and to give the keynote speech at a "Britain Means Business" seminar to promote inward investment. In addition, I had meetings with several Japanese Ministers and emphasised our concern that the market should be more accessible to imports.