HC Deb 15 July 1997 vol 298 c138W
Mrs. Gillan

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will place in the Library copies of her letter to potential sponsors of trade fair seminar support programmes. [7679]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 10 July 1997): Officials wrote to potential sponsors and a copy will be placed in the Library of the House.

Mrs. Gillan

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the sample companies exhibiting overseas with a DTI supported group in the last two years who have been sent the Support for Overseas Trade Fairs and Seminars consultation document. [8145]

Mrs. Roche

[holding answer 11 July 1997]: A list of the sample of companies exhibiting overseas with a DTI supported group in the last two years, which have been sent a copy of the DTI's consultation paper "Support for Overseas Trade Fairs and Seminars—The Way Forward" is being placed in the Libraries of both Houses.

To enable the paper to reach as many exporters as possible it has also been sent to a wide range of business intermediary organisations and has been publicised so that as many organisations, firms, or individuals wishing to participate in the consultation can do so.