§ Mr. Eldon Griffithsasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will list the committees, working parties and the like which are currently sitting, but excluding those which are composed only of civil servants, showing the number of civil servants who have been allocated to work full- and half-time, respectively, on each.
§ Mrs. WhiteThere are no committees or working parties appointed by my right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary of the sort described currently sitting. Officials from our Department sit on the following bodies:
- British National Export Council.
- Export Council for Europe.
- The Committee for Exports to the Middle East.
- The Committee for Exports to the U.S.A.
- The Committee for Exports to Latin America.
- The Committee for Exports to Africa.
- The Committee for Exports to Asia.
- The Committee for Exports to Israel.
- The Committee for Exports to the Caribbean.
- The Committee for Exports to Southern Africa.
- The Overseas Promotions Committee.
Attendance takes up only a very small part of the working time of these officials.