§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Industry what advice he has given to regional development agencies such as Norwida regarding Japanese inward investment being channeled through the Invest in Britain Bureau; and whether such advice extends outside the English regions.
§ Mr. MacGregor[pursuant to his reply, 15 February 1982, c.4]: The advice, which extends to the whole of the United Kingdom, is that promotional activities in Japan on behalf of particular areas must be sustained, well planned, professionally executed and co—ordinated with the promotional effort for the country as a whole undertaken 136W through the Invest in Britain Bureau and the diplomatic service posts in such a way as to ensure that area activities which are undertaken are incremental to the total promotional effort.