§ Mr. Lathamasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will now update the information regarding help for construction exporters given by middle eastern posts under circular OTM 11/76, as referred to in the reply given by the right hon. and learned Member for Dover (Mr. Rees) on 22 July 1982, Official Report, column 268, and the subsequent official letter which he sent on 1 September 1982 to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton.
§ Mr. Channon[pursuant to his reply, 25 July 1984]: Our diplomatic service posts in the middle east have maintained the flow of market information for the United Kingdom construction exporters. I shall write to my hon. 789W Friend as soon as possible about the number of relevant notices issued by my Department's export intelligence service during 1983.