§ Mr. Brocklebank-Fowlerasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the geographical sections of his Department specifying the individual countries covered by the section in both those parts of his Department concerned with export development and planning in relation to special countries, and that concerned with general export, commerce and trade policy.
§ Mr. DeakinsSections of the Department of Trade having responsibility for exports overall on a country basis are as follows
Commercial Relations and Exports Division 2—Countries of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean, Australasia, Africa (excluding North Africa);Commercial Relations and Exports Division 3—Countries of Western Europe, Cyprus, Iceland, Malta, Turkey;Commercial Relations and Exports Division 4—Countries of Eastern Europe. Countries of the Indian sub-continent, South East Asia and the Far East (the Exports to Japan Unit separately covers export promotion and development for that country);Commercial Relations and Exports Division 5—Countries of the Middle East, North Africa (including Sudan) and Afghanistan. Other sections of the Department of Trade concerned with overseas trade which are organised principally on a geographical basis include Fairs and Promotions Branch and Export Data Branch.