HC Deb 22 March 1974 vol 870 cc215-6W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a list of the responsibilities of the Ministers in his Depart. ment.

Mr. Shore

I shall be assisted as follows: By my hon. Friend the Member for Waltham Forest (Mr. Deakins) as Under-Secretary of State for Trade on overseas trade policy, including EEC questions, commercial relations and tariffs: on the work of the Export Credits Guarantee Department and of the British Overseas Trade Board; and on tourism and the hotel and travel industries, the newspaper film and publishing industries and the distributive and service trades.

By my hon. Friend the Member for Hackney, Central (Mr. Davies) as Under-Secretary of State Companies, Aviation and Shipping, on civil aviation, marine and shipping policy; and on companies legislation, insurance supervision, the Insolvency Service and the Patent Office.

Mr. Baker

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a list of the responsibilities of his Department.

Mr. Shore

My Department is responsible for overseas trade policy, commercial relations and tariffs; the work of the Export Credits Guarantee Department and of the British Overseas Trade Board; tourism and the hotel and travel industries, the newspaper, film and publishing industries and the distributive and service trades: civil aviation, marine and shipping policy; companies legislation, insurance supervision, the Insolvency Service and the Patent Office.

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