HC Deb 14 February 1958 vol 582 c101W
Mr. Hector Hughes

asked the President Of the Board of Trade how many British trade commissioners there are in Ghana; and what is the extent of their staffs and the scope of their work.

Mr. Vaughan-Morgan

There are two United Kingdom trade commissioners in Ghana with an assistant trade commissioner and seventeen junior staff. They are responsible for promoting United Kingdom exports to Ghana and for other matters affecting United Kingdom trade interests. The senior of the trade commissioners is also Economic Adviser to the United Kingdom High Commissioner in Ghana.