§ Mr. Tilneyasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will state in table form the cost to the Revenue, and to the balance of payments from private enterprise contributions, of British trade fairs in foreign and Commonwealth countries during the last five years; and what increase there has been in British exports to the respective countries concerned subsequently.
§ Mr. JayThe Board of Trade provides financial support to the organisers of
BRITISH TRADE FAIRS 1961–1966 Table 1 Year Event B.O.T. Contribution £000 1961 May/June … … … … Moscow … … … … 98 1962 May/June … … … … Stockholm … … … … 58 1964 April … … … … Barcelona … … … … 15 Sept./Oct. … … … … Sydney … … … … 75 November … … … … Peking … … … … 30 1965 Sept./Oct. … … … … Tokyo … … … … 51 1966 April/May … … … … Oslo … … … … 30 (estimated) July … … … … Moscow … … … … 100 (estimated) October … … … … Mexico … … … … 75 (estimated)