§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services which countries have been visited by his Department's export drive missions for British medical equipment and expertise; and 606W which countries are to be visited in the coming 12 months.
§ Mr. EnnalsCountries visited by officers from the Industries and Export Division in my Department over the last five years are shown in List A attached. The programme of visits for the next 12 months has not yet been finalised but is expected to include those countries shown in List B.
My predecessor visited France and a number of countries in the Middle East and I am proposing to visit the Middle East and Nigeria over the next six months. My right hon. Friend the Minister of State (Health) has visited Israel, Brazil, Venezuela, Mexico, the USSR and the United States of America and has plans for a visit to the West Coast of the USA later this year.
List A (Countries visited June 1972-June 1976)
- Algeria
- Bahrain
- Bulgaria
- Cyprus
- Finland
- German Democratic Republic
- Iceland
- Iraq
- Italy
- Korea
- Lebanon
- Malta
- Norway
- Philippines
- Rumania South
- Africa
- Sweden
- Turkey
- USSR
- Zambia
- Australia
- Belgium
- Canada
- Czechoslovakia
- France
- Greece
- Indonesia
- Irish Republic
- Japan
- Kuwait
- Libya
- Netherlands
- Oman
- Portugal
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- Switzerland
- United Arab Emirates
- Venezuela
- Austria
- Brazil
- China
- Denmark
- Federal Republic of Germany
- Hong Kong
- Iran
607 - Israel
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Malaysia
- Nigeria
- Peru
- Qatar
- Singapore
- Syria
- Thailand
- USA
- Yugoslavia
List B (Countries to be visited July 1976 July 1977)
- Australia
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Iraq
- Malaysia
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
- Spain
- USA
- Canada
- Finland
- Gulf States
- Iran
- Netherlands
- Philippines
- Sicily
- Sweden
- Denmark
- Germany
- Italy
- Israel
- Nigeria
- Singapore
- Switzerland
§ Mr. Peter Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will give an assurance that his Department's export drive mission has operated and will operate in full consultation with the Ministry for Overseas Development when selling to developing countries.
§ Mr. EnnalsGood liaison has been and will continue to be maintained where the export support activities of my Department overlap with those of the Ministry of Overseas Development. One of the Senior Principal Medical Officers in my Department acts as Chief Medical Adviser to the Ministry of Overseas Development.