HC Deb 06 April 1962 vol 657 c75W
Wing Commander Bullus

asked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has for assisting British participation in international trade fairs and in British weeks and similar promotion activities during the next twelve months.

Mr. Erroll

The main trade fair events of the year will be the British Trade Fair organised by the Federation of British Industries at Stockholm in May, to which the Board of Trade will be contributing a number of special features, and the Nigerian International Trade Fair in October at which the Board will be organising a British Pavilion. The programme also includes collaboration with trade associations at twenty specialised trade fairs in Europe, U.S.A., South America and Japan. The Board will organise British Pavilions at four general trade fairs and co-ordinate industrial exhibits at five others. Information stands will be arranged at six other fairs.

The main "British Week" events will be the British Week in West Berlin in May, the "Gateway to Britain" Week in Western Norway in September, the British Week in Geneva in October and the London Week in San Francisco in November.

I have placed lists giving full details in the Library of the House.