HC Deb 19 June 1985 vol 81 c141W
Sir Dudley Smith

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what were the purposes of the recent visit paid by the Minister for Information Technology to Japan; what progress was achieved; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Pattie

I visited Japan to attend the British National Day at the Tsukuba science and technology exhibition and to give the keynote speech at a "Britain Means Business" seminar to promote inward investment. In addition, I had meetings with several Japanese Ministers and emphasised our concern that the market should be more accessible to imports.

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