§ 28. Mr. HawkinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he last visited Japan to discuss trade links; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GoodladMy right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs discussed our trade links with a number of Japanese Ministers including the Prime Minister, during his visit to Japan in April 1993. I did so too during my visit in November. Our commercial relationship is making good progress. Despite continuing recession in Japan, British exports during the first 11 months of 1993 rose by 17 per cent. compared with the same period in 1992.