§ Colonel Lyonsasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what administrative machinery there is in his Department to aid British manufacturers in the export markets; what steps he is taking to bring British manufacturers in contact with ready overseas markets; and what aid is given to British manufacturers to expedite their own endeavours in this connection.
§ Mr. JohnstoneI would refer my hon. and gallant Friend to the full statement setting out the wide range of subjects dealt with by my Department's overseas officers which I gave on 19th instant in reply to a Question by my hon. and gallant Friend the Member for Oxford (Mr. Hogg). In addition I may say that the Department's headquarters' staff is daily assisting United Kingdom exporters both in regard to travel overseas to renew contact with export markets and in the pro-46W vision of information on the large variety of subjects in which they are naturally interested.