§ Mr. RichardsTo ask the Secretary of State for Wales if he will list the destinations of the trade missions being organised by the Welsh Office over the next three years to promote the products of small and medium-sized enterprises based in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. David HuntThe programme of missions for 1993–94 is as follows:
1993–94 Date 1. GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND Stuttgart/Zurich 6–11 June 1993 2. SINGAPORE AND MALAYSIA Singapore/Kuala Lumpur 14–26 August 1993 3. USA AND CANADA Seattle/Vancouver/Toronto 11–23 September 1993
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Inward investment projects secured in Wales from 1988 County Number of Number of jobs Capital projects New Safeguarded investment £ million 1988 Clwyd 28 2,377 26 201.0 Dyfed 6 253 0 20.0 Gwent 21 2,122 1,299 80.0 Gwynedd 7 377 110 34.0 Powys 0 0 0 0.0 Mid Glamorgan 20 1,742 200 43.0 South Glamorgan 7 3,773 730 764.0 West Glamorgan 8 649 30 15.0 1989
1993–94 Date 4. ARABIAN GULF Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia 1–14 October 1993 5. BELGIUM Brussels 14–18 February 1994 6. SPAIN AND FRANCE Barcelona/Marseilles 13–18 March 1994 The programmes for the eight 1994–95 and 10 1995–96 missions have yet to be finalised. Decisions on likely target markets are made taking account of the most up-to-date information available and both programmes are under review. For 1994–95, however, the programme is likely to include destinations in North America, the middle and far east, Australasia and Europe and I will make an announcement shortly.