HC Deb 18 July 1983 vol 46 cc22-9W
Mr. Macmillan

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a list of individual trade missions supported by the British Overseas Trade Board since 1 January 1982, in each case showing the date, the destination and the organising body.

Mr. Channon

The information requested is as follows:

Destination Organising body Dates
February 1982
Australia Engineering & Building Centre 1–12 February
India, Sri Lanka The Publishers Association 4–19 February
New Zealand, Australia Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce 4–20 February
Iraq Leicester and County Chamber of Commerce 5–13 February
South Africa Engineering Industries Association 5–21 February
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Oman Manchester Chamber of Commerce & Industry 5–26 February
Singapore Association of British Oceanic Industries 8–26 February
Hong Kong, Japan Scottish Council Development and Industry 8–26 February
Singapore, Thailand Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce 12–26 February
Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore Technology Transfer Group 13–28 February
Australia North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry 15 February-1 March
Australia, New Zealand British Food Export Council 17–28 February
Saudi Arabia North of England Development Council 19 February-5 March
Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Oman Kent & Sussex Exporters Club 19 February-12 March
Gulf States British Knitting Export Council 20 February-2 March
Zimbabwe, Malawi London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 20 February-4 March
Nigeria Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Shipping 21 February-4 March
USSR North of England Development Council 21–26 February
Australia, New Zealand Electronic Components Industry Federation 25 February-13 March
South Africa Coventry Chamber of Commerce & Industry 27 February-12 March
Hong Kong, Japan Development Corporation for Wales 27 February-19 March
March 1982
Iraq Railway Industries Association 6–13 March
Jamaica and the Caribbean West India Committee 6–19 March
Australia Association of British Mining Equipment Companies 6 March-2 April
Cuba London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 7–14 March
Mexico British Textile Machinery Association 7–18 March
Australia, New Zealand Association of Data Base Producers 8–24 March
Saudi Arabia Engineering Industries Association 12–30 March
South Africa, Zimbabwe Thames Export Club 13 March-2 April
Nigeria Cardiff Chamber of Commerce & Industry 14–26 March
Singapore Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce 15–19 March
Angola Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes 20–28 March
South Africa Association of British Manufacturers of Photographic Cine & Audio Visual Equipment 20 March-3 April
Republic of Korea Kent & Sussex Exporters Club 22–26 March
Venezuela Coventry Chamber of Commerce & Industry 22–28 March
South Africa British Jewellery & Giftware Federation 22 March-2 April
Chile British Agncultural Export Council 28 March-3 April
April 1982
Iraq, Kuwait Building Materials Export Group 16 April 5 May
India North of England Development Council 17 April-1 May
South Africa, Zimbabwe Worcester and County Chamber of Commerce 17 April-8 May
China The Publishers Association 18–30 April
Bahrain & Middle East Engineering & Building Centre 23 April-7 May
Saudi Arabia Cardiff Chamber of Commerce & Industry 23 April-7 May
Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia Leeds Chamber of Commerce & Industry 23 April-13 May
Malaysia, Hong Kong Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 30 April-14 May
May 1982
Australia Scottish Council Development & Industry 1–15 May
South Africa Scottish Council Development & Industry 1–15 May
Hong Kong Dundee and Tayside Chamber of Commerce 3–7 May
United Arab Emirates Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 6–18 May
Trinidad and Jamaica Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 8–22 May
Japan and Hong Kong British Food Export Council 10–20 May
Australia North of England Development Council 17–21 May
Saudi Arabia City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce 21 May-4 June
Gabon British Agricultural Export Council 24 May-1 June
Singapore Hardware Manufacturers Association 24 May-1 June
June 1982
Hong Kong City of Westminster Chamber of Commerce 4–12 June
South Africa Engineering Industries Association 4–20 June
Republic of Korea, Japan Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Shipping 7–19 June
Singapore, Hong Kong Engineering & Building Centre 12–26 June
Singapore Scottish Council Development & Industry 18–26 June
Kenya, Zambia Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 18 June-1 July
South Africa Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 21 June 3 July
China Association of British Mining Equipment Companies 26 June-10 July

Destination Organising body Dates
July 1982
Australia Ship & Boat Builders National Federation 12–17 July
September 1982
Australia Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 9–24 September
Australia Engineering Industries Association 9 September-1 October
Japan Gauge and Toolmakers Association 3–14 September
Thailand, Malaysia North of England Development Council 13–24 September
Republic of Korea Kent & Sussex Exporters Club 19–25 September
USSR Leicester and County Chamber & Industry 19–25 September
South Africa, Zimbabwe Engineering and Building Centre 25 September-9 October
October 1982
Singapore, Malaysia Cardiff Chamber of Commerce & Industry 1–15 October
Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore Manchester Chamber of Commerce & Industry 1–23 October
India British Consultants Bureau 3–15 October
New Zealand, Australia London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 4–18 October
Peru, Chile Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 9–22 October
Japan Export-IT 10–18 October
South Africa, Zimbabwe Derby & Derbyshire Chamber of Commerce 10–30 October
Hong Kong Electrical Installation Equipment Manufacturers' Association 11–16 October
Saudi Arabia Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce 15–29 October
Australia Export Association of Nottingham 17–30 October
Hong Kong National Wool Textile Export Corporation 18–22 October
Australia, New Zealand Dundee & Tayside Chamber of Commerce 18 October-6 November
Kuwait & Gulf British Furniture Manufacturers Federated Associations 18–29 October
Dubai & Middle East British Food Export Council 22 October-1 November
Japan Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce & Manufacturers 22 October-2 November
Indonesia British Electrical & Allied Manufacturers Association 23–29 October
China The 48 Group 23 October-6 November
Oman, Abu Dhabi, Dubai Merseyside Chamber of Commerce & Industry 29 October-9 November
Nigeria London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 30 October-6 November
Puerto Rico and Caribbean West India Committee 30 October-12 November
South Africa Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce 30 October-13 November
November 1982
China Sino-British Trade Council 1–14 November
Cameroon British Water Industries Group 3–8 November
Hong Kong Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce & Industry 5–13 November
Australia Association of Learned and Professional Society Publishers 5–16 November
Japan Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 5–19 November
Bahrain North of England Development Council 6–13 November
South Africa Engineering Industries Association 7–20 November
New Zealand Society of British Gas Industries 8–12 November
Malaysia, Singapore Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 9–19 November
Saudi Arabia Association of British Oceanic Industries 12–19 November
Hong Kong Scottish Council Development and Industry 12–19 November
Sri Lanka, India British and South Asia Trade Association 13–27 November
Saudi Arabia Export-IT 14–25 November
Ecuador, Colombia Manchester Chamber of Commerce & Industry 15–28 November
Nigeria, Cameroon Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 20 November-3 December
South Africa Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 20 November-4 December
Japan Scottish Development Agency 22 November-3 December
Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Oman Coventry Chamber of Commerce & Industry 23 November-9 December
Saudi Arabia Federation of Sussex Industries 26 November-10 December
Venezuela London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 27 November-3 December
Hong Kong North of England Development Council 29 November-4 December
Singapore British Offshore Equipment Association 29 November-4 December

British Oversees Trade Board supported Outward Missions since 1 January 1983
Destination Organising body Dates
January 1983
Hong Kong Leicester and County Chamber of Commerce and Industry 7–14 January
Iraq Coventry Chamber of Commerce & Industry 7–14 January
Hong Kong, Japan British Menswear Guild 11–23 January
Singapore North of England Development Council 14–21 January
Saudi Arabia Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce 14–18 January
India British Federation of Printing Machinery and Supplies 15–27 January
Ivory Coast, Cameroon London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 15–29 January
Nigeria Scottish Council Development and Industry 16–26 January
Iraq Engineering Industries Association 17–27 January
Hong Kong Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Shipping 24–29 January
Japan, Hong Kong Scottish Council Development and Industry 24 January-11 February
South Africa Engineering Industries Association 28 January-13 February

Destination Organising body Dates
February 1983
South Africa South Bucks and East Berks Chamber of Commerce 5–26 February
Dubai, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates Defence Manufacturers Association 7 February-15 March
Australia Association of Hydraulic Equipment Manufacturers 7–17 February
New Zealand Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 7–22 February
Australia (Reconnaissance) British Valve Manufacturers Association 8–11 February
India Kirklees and Wakefield Chamber of Commerce 12–26 February
Iraq British Agricultural Export Council 13–21 February
Australia, South Africa Association of British Mining Equipment Companies 14–25 February
Australia North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry 14–28 February
Gulf States, Kuwait British Knitting Export Council 18 February-1 March
Kuwait and Gulf Kent and Sussex Exporters Club 18 February-11 March
Japan North of England Development Council 18–25 February
South Africa Walsall Chamber of Commerce 19 February-5 March
USSR Manchester Chamber of Commerce 20–25 February
Indonesia, Singapore Birmingham Chamber of Industry and Commerce 20 February-4 March
Australia Bristol Chamber of Commerce 20 February-5 March
New Zealand, Australia Manchester Chamber of Commerce 20 February-5 March
Singapore Scottish Council Development and Industry 21–25 February
Philippines, Indonesia The Publishers Association 24 February-8 March
Hong Kong Coventry Chamber of Commerce 25 February-8 March
Japan National Federation of Scale and Weighing Machine Manufacturers 25 February-8 March
Saudi Arabia London Chamber of Commerce and Industry 25 February-11 March
Indonesia Energy Industries Council 26 February-4 March
Nigeria Leicester and County Chamber of Commerce 26 February-5 March
March 1983
Republic of Korea Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 4–11 March
Yemen Arab Republic Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 4–11 March
India Electronic Components Industry Federation 5–23 March
Australia British Food Export Council 9–18 March
South Africa Federation of Sussex Industries 12–26 March
Hong Kong, Japan Development Corporation for Wales 13 March-5 April
Yemen Arab Republic, Saudi Arabia Manchester Chamber of Commerce & Industry 17–31 March
Korea Engineering Industries Association 18–25 March
Venezuela Merseyside Chamber of Commerce & Industry 18–26 March
April 1983
Singapore, Hong Kong Worcester and District Chamber of Commerce 1–15 April
Australia Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 7–22 April
South Africa Coventry Chamber of Commerce & Industry 11–22 April
Singapore Wolverhampton Chamber of Commerce 15–24 April
Kuwait & Gulf Engineering Industries Association 15–29 April
Philippines, Hong Kong Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 15–29 April
Trinidad and Caribbean Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders 16–30 April
Australia North of England Development Council 18–22 April
Singapore British Marine Equipment Council 18–23 April
Venezuela, Colombia British Agricultural Export Council 20–30 April
Iran Federation of Manufacturers of Construction Equipment and Cranes 22 April-3 May
Kuwait & Gulf Leeds Chamber of Commerce & Industry 24 April-20 May
Republic of Korea Kent & Sussex Exporters Club 24–29 April
South Africa Sheffield Chamber of Commerce 29 April-20 May
May 1983
Hong Kong Dundee and Tayside Chamber of Commerce 6–13 May
Japan and Hong Kong British Food Export Council 6–19 May
Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 6–20 May
New Zealand, Australia Cardiff Chamber of Commerce & Industry 8–27 May
Republic of Korea North of England Development Council 9–14 May
Trinidad, Venezuela Manchester Chamber of Commerce & Industry 9–20 May
Saudi Arabia Engineering Industries Association 12–30 May
Singapore, Philippines Croydon Chamber of Commerce & Industry 13–24 May
South Africa Engineering Industries Association 14–27 May
Japan and Hong Kong Medway and Gillingham Chamber of Commerce 18 May-3 June
Iran Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 20–27 May
Iraq Chemical Industries Association 20–27 May
Iraq British Health Care Export Council 28 May-4 June
Australia Scottish Council Development and Industry 30 May-10 June
June 1983
South Africa Bristol Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Shipping 3–18 June
China The 48 Group 11–25 June
USSR Birmingham Chamber of Industry & Commerce 13–17 June
Colombia London Chamber of Commerce & Industry 13–22 June

Destination Organising body Dates
My 1983
Australia North of England Development Council 4–8 July