HC Deb 27 January 1953 vol 510 c95W
72. Mr. M. MacPherson

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement about the recent visit to Scandinavian countries of the Secretary for Overseas Trade.

Mr. Mackeson

Yes. The object of my visit to Denmark and Norway between 10th and 16th January was to stress, particularly to the trading communities of the two countries, the continuing importance which Her Majesty's Government attach to the development of United Kingdom exports to those markets.

In the course of my visit, I addressed the British Import Union and the British Centre in Copenhagen and the Norwegian Chamber of Commerce in Oslo; a summary of my speech at Oslo was contained in the Board of Trade Journal of 24th January, a copy of which is available in the Library. I also had the opportunity for informal talks with Ministers in both countries and with a number of leading businessmen.

I should like to say how impressed I was by the warmth of the good will shown by Danish and Norwegian businessmen towards our trade and by their obvious willingness to help us to expand it.