§ Mr. Tony LloydTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what funding was provided by his Department's export market research scheme for the market report, "Police and Public Security Requirements for Equipment and Services in the countries of the Arabian Peninsula" published in June 1994, and what proportion this was of the total cost of the report. [36362]
§ Mr. Nelson[holding answer 10 July 1996]: The report was partially funded through the export marketing research scheme—EMRS—under the terms and conditions applicable at the time for trade associations using the scheme for the first time—75 per cent. The total cost of the project was £63,920, the EMRS contribution was £47,940. The report covered six countries in the Arabian peninsula and was restricted to marketing research only.