§ Q9. Mr. Nobleasked the Prime Minister if he will list the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Trade.
§ The Prime MinisterMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Trade is responsible for overseas trade policy, commercial relations and tariffs; the work of the Export Credits Guarantee Department and the British Overseas Trade Board; tourism, the hotel, film, newspaper, publishing and printing industries; the distributive and service trades; civil aviation, marine safety and shipping policy, companies affairs, including co-ordination of consultations on industrial democracy; insurance, the Insolvency Service and the Patent Office.