HC Deb 31 March 1999 vol 328 cc814-5W
Mr. Swayne

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will reassess his Department's decision to delete the Nederlands Tuinbuow Vakbeurs Exhibition from the list of exhibitions to receive support in 1999; and if he will make a statement. [79848]

Mr. Wilson

No. My Department received three times as many bids for support from the available budget and I regret it was not possible to assist a group at this event in that year. We are ready to consider a bid for support in the 2000–2001 programme.