§ 36. Mr. Jacques ArnoldTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on Government support for exports to Latin America.
§ Mr. NeedhamLatin America offers major trading opportunities for the United Kingdom, as the performance234W of United Kingdom companies with the support of DTI export services has shown. United Kingdom exports to Latin America have increased by 26 per cent. during the past 12 months. Ministers are reinforcing these efforts by visiting Latin American countries with teams of business men. The President of the Board of Trade, for example, visited Mexico and Argentina in June 1993 with senior businessmen. In addition, export promoters are being appointed to cover each of the key Latin American markets and additional resources have been put into the DTI market branch.