§ Mr. Ieuan Wyn JonesTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many seminars on the subject of the single European market have been organised by his Department during the last two years, broken down by region.
§ Mr. Redwood[holding answer 12 December 1989]: My Department has organised 20 regional breakfast presentations and provided ministerial and official speakers for 1,423 conferences and seminars in the United Kingdom, primarily organised by private sector bodies, since the Europe "Open for Business" campaign was launched in March 1988.
The regional breakdown of these figures is as follows:
Breakfast Conferences presentations seminars etc. East Midlands 1 159 North East 1 85 North West 1 85 South East 5 620 South West 2 121 West Midlands 1 150 Yorkshire and Humberside 2 115 Northern Ireland 1 5 Scotland 2 7 Wales 2 6 The figures for conferences and seminars exclude speakers provided by the relevant Government Departments in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.
704WMy Department also organised a major conference on Europe "Open for Professions", held in London on 4 October this year.