§ Mr. Bottomleyasked the President of the Board of Trade how many overseas trade visitors went to the Birmingham section of the British Industries Fair in the years 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954 and 1955.
§ Mr. LowI am informed by the Management Committee of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, who are responsible for the Birmingham section of the Fair, that the number of overseas buyers' badges issued at Birmingham was as follows:
Year Number 1947 1,534 1948 2,302 1949 2,756 1950 3,640 1951 3,623 1952 2,467 1953 1,557 1954 2,186 1955 2,439 Overseas buyers' badges obtained in London also admitted buyers to the Birmingham section and were not separately recorded in Birmingham.