§ Mr. AlexanderTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what steps he is taking to support and encourage the export of British carpets. [143167]
§ Mr. Alan JohnsonMy Department, through Trade Partners UK, the joint Department of Trade and Industry/Foreign and Commonwealth Office organisation responsible for export promotion, provides a full range of export promotion services which are fully available to the carpet sector. In particular, TPUK is providing assistance through Support for Exhibitions and Seminars Abroad (SESA) to 15 UK carpet companies exhibiting at DOMOTEX in Hanover on 13–16 January 2001.