HC Deb 01 May 1991 vol 190 cc222-3W
Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the officials from his Department who will be attending the defence component and equipment exhibition at the national exhibition centre, Birmingham, from 14 to 16 May.

Mr. Sainsbury

A number of officials from my Department will be attending the exhibition as part of the normal course of their duties.

Mr. Mullin

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assistance the organisers of the defence component and equipment exhibition, due to commence at Birmingham on 14 May, have received from his Department.

Mr. Sainsbury

None, apart from a free entry in the booklet "Trade Fairs in Britain 1991" published jointly by my Department, the British Tourist Authority and the Exhibition Industry Federation. This booklet is circulated widely overseas with a view to attracting overseas buyers to United Kingdom trade fairs.