§ Mr. RedmondTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will list for the last 12 months, the fact-finding visits made by(a) the chief executive of the Export Credits Guarantee Department, (b) the head of division of the business task force 1, (c) the Inspector of Companies, (d) the head of the competition policy division, (g) the head of the manufacturing technology division and (h) the head of the telecommunications and posts division; what were the findings in each case; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. EggarSenior officials in my Department, including those listed, undertake a wide range of visits and other meetings in the United Kingdom and overseas in the course of their work. It would be inappropriate to provide details of all such visits, some of which are commercially confidential.
Following the reorganisation of my Department, the business task force I has been disbanded and its work reallocated and responsibility for the financial services division has been transferred to my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.