§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assistance his Department is giving the British bicycle manufacturing industry; and what efforts have been made to promote the British bicycle abroad.
§ Mr. SainsburyBritish bicycle companies are entitled to make full use of the many services including export advice from overseas trade services offered to United Kingdom industry by my Department, and the DTI vehicles division is specifically responsible for sponsoring the industry.
The Bicycle Association of Great Britain is actively involved in British Overseas Trade Board activities and regularly sponsors a group of bicycle companies at a major overseas trade fair in Cologne.