§ 49. Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish a list of those special countries in which his Department has a particular interest in export development and planning.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe British Overseas Trade Board, in providing export marketing assistance to industry, has sought to focus attention on certain major markets offering growth potential for British exports. They include most of Western Europe, North America, Japan, Australia, South Africa and areas of special potential such as Iran, Nigeria and Brazil. In deploying its resources the Board, in consultation with industry, gives particular attention to selected product sectors in 239W supporting industry's own marketing plans in the target countries.
At the same time the official export services and promotional schemes continue to provide support for exporters in all worthwhile markets and special promotions and initiatives take place in many countries outside the major markets listed above.