§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he has any plans to increase the number of small companies which participate in British Overseas Trade Board-supported overseas trade fairs.
§ Mr. FletcherAs the BOTB stated in the consultation document dated 3 December 1984, which is available in the Library of the House, the board believes it right to concentrate on helping the smaller and medium sized firms to overcome the problems of entering new markets.
The BOTB believes it is best to achieve this emphasis by the nature of the schemes of support rather than by rules relating to the size of firms.