§ Mr. Gordon PrenticeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing expenditure by his Department on supporting participation by United Kingdom apparel and textile companies in overseas trade fairs in each of the last three years; and what comparable information is available on expenditure by the Governments of Germany, France and Italy.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe requested information is as follows:
Year Net expenditure £ Percentage of total support 1990.91 1,145,676 9.7 1991–92 1,336,051 10.7 1992.93 1,595,332 12.2 No comparable information is available on expenditure incurred by the the Governments of Germany, France and Italy on supporting participation by apparel and textile companies at overseas trade fairs.