HC Deb 10 April 2002 vol 383 cc381-2W
Mr. Lazarowicz

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what support her Department is giving to the promotion of trading links between Scotland and the Baltic states. [45767]

Nigel Griffiths

Businesses in Scotland can access British Trade International national schemes, such as the trade mission to all three Baltic countries in October 2002. BTI also works with Scottish Development International in highlighting export and investment potential through awareness-raising events, including an EU enlargement event to he held in Glenrothes on 25 April.

Scotland is an important trading partner for the Baltic states, with much interaction in the forestry sector. A new investment in Riga by a Scottish based timber-processing company, BSW, was inaugurated by the Prince of Wales last November.