HC Deb 07 November 1947 vol 443 cc266-7W
Mr. Parkin

asked the President of the Board of Trade the names of the British delegates to the forthcoming World Conference on Trade and Employment.

Mr. H. Wilson

My hon. Friend the Secretary for Overseas Trade will lead the United Kingdom Delegation to the forthcoming United Nations Conference on Trade and Employment to be held in Havana, and will return after the initial stages. Ministerial attendance will be arranged as required during the subsequent stages. The composition of the Delegation will be as follows:

Delegates

The Secretary for Overseas Trade.

Mr. S. L. Holmes, Under-Secretary, Board of Trade.

Mr. R. J. Shackle, Adviser on Commercial Policy, Board of Trade.

Additional Delegate

Lieut.-Colonel G. Darby, Colonial Office.

Advisers

Representatives of the Board of Trade, Board of Customs and Excise, Ministry of Agriculture, Bank of England, Commonwealth Relations Office, Foreign Office, and a Colonial Representative.