HC Deb 11 July 1997 vol 297 cc649-50W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the President of the Board of Trade who are the members of the new Export Forum; how they were appointed; and if she will set out the forum's terms of reference. [7678]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 10 July 1997]: My Noble Friend the Minister for Trade and my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced yesterday the membership of the Export Forum. This is as follows:

  • Tom Harris DTI (Chairman)
  • Sir Andrew Burns FCO (Alternate Chairman)
  • Peter Godwin (British Overseas Trade Board)
  • Robert Beresford (Overseas Projects Board)
  • Ken Jackson (Trades Union Congress)
  • Tony Bastock (Chemical industries Association)
    • 650
  • Glenys Goucher (Chief Executive, Business Link North Derbyshire)
  • Ron Taylor (British Chambers of Commerce)
  • Ian Campbell (Institute of Exports)
  • Emmanuel Cotter (North London Business Development Agency)
  • Richard Brown (Aston Fittings Manufacturing Ltd.)
  • Dorothy MacKenzie (Dragon International Consulting)
  • Garry Campkin (CBI)
  • Ted Dilley (Cable and Wireless)
  • Hector Munro (British Council)
  • Roy Leighton (British Invisibles)
  • Victor Lunn-Rockcliffe (Exports Credit Guarantee Department)
  • David Orchard (Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food)
  • John Middleton (Department of Health)
  • Richard Wood (Department of the Environment)
  • Dilwyn Griffith (HM Treasury)
  • Martin Briggs (Government Office for the East Midlands)
  • Bryony Lodge (Department of National Heritage)

Members were invited to participate in the Forum after wide consultations both within Whitehall and with industry. The membership reflects a broad range of interests and expertise in area of international trade. The Forum's terms of reference are to consider:

  1. 1. The effectiveness with which official support is provided for:
    1. (i) trade fairs;
    2. (ii) trade missions;
    3. (iii) sales leads;
    4. (iv) export marketing research;
    5. (v) UK firms bidding for overseas projects;
    6. (vi) other export promotion activities.
  2. 2. The current arrangements for interdepartmental consultation.
  3. 3. The current arrangements for consultation with business.
  4. 4. The interface between the Overseas Trade Services and Business Links.
  5. 5. The present system for establishing market and sectoral priorities.
  6. 6. The marketing and branding of official export promotion services.

To reach conclusions and recommendations by the autumn, without prejudice to the outcome of the President's comprehensive review of DTI's expenditure.

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