§ Mr. Nicholas BrownTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the total budget allocated by his Department to industrial development boards in 1992–93 in(a) the Northern region and (b) the United Kingdom as a whole.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe industrial development boards advise my right hon. Friend the President of the Board of Trade on applications for selective financial assistance and on industrial opportunities within their areas. The boards do not have budgetary responsibility for schemes providing selective financial assistance which have centrally held budgets.
Country Year of visit Saudi Arabia: Secretary of State (then Mr. Ridley) November 1989 President January 1993 Minister for Energy May 1993 Malaysia: Minister for Energy September 1993 Minister for Trade September and November 1993 Singapore: Minister for Trade (then Lord Trefgarne) July 1990 Minister for Industry (then Lord Reay) February 1992 Baroness Denton May and September 1993 Minister for Trade June and December 1993 South Africa: Minister for Trade (then Mr. Sainsbury) November 1991 There is no record of whether these visits included party political activities.