HC Deb 28 April 1998 vol 311 c70W
Ann Clwyd

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the total amount of public funds extended by her Department to companies attending defence trade shows for each year since 1990. [39245]

Mrs. Roche

The Department provided support to UK companies to attend defence and security exhibitions under the terms of the Trade Fair Support Scheme as detailed in the following table. Without conducting major research involving UK trade associations and overseas event organisers, it is not possible to separate defence trade shows specifically.

£
Year Total funding
1990–91 137,565
1991–92 979,527
1992–93 834,213
1993–94 878,490
1994–95 1,011,777
1995–96 1,114,799
1996–97 1,569,415
1997–98 1,202,676