§ Mr. Maurice Macmillanasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list in the Official Report the salient 358W activities of the "Invest in Britain" Bureau of his Department in its efforts to encourage investment in British manufacturing industries from the Netherlands, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Italy for each of the last four years.
§ 2. Mr. CryerThe principal individual events were:
Germany—Seminars:
- 973 Stuttgart, Cologne and Hanover
- 974 Munich
- 975 Frankfurt and Koblenz
- 976 Mannheim, Stuttgart and Kassel
- 977 Bremen
- 978 Dortmund and Duisburg
Two further seminars are arranged for 1978 in Hamburg and Karlsruhe, and an additional promotional event in Cologne is in prospect.
—inward missions: 1977 high-level industrialists and bankers. A mission of potential investors is also arranged for September 1978.
—London seminar: 1977 For German investment advisers.
Holland—seminar: 1977 The Hague.
—London seminar: 1977 For investment advisers from Scandinavian and Benelux countries.
3. In Germany and Holland, and also in Italy where there have been no formal public events, the staff of the Diplomatic Service, together with officials of the Department of Industry, carry out a programme of visits to companies which have potential for industrial development in the United Kingdom. The number of such visits is increasing significantly.