§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry which(a) ministers and (b) officials in his Department are involved in the transatlantic business dialogue; and who was present from his Department at the TABD meeting in Brussels on 23 May. [124048]
§ Mr. CabornNo officials from this Department attended the TABD meeting in Brussels on 23 May. The European Commission were represented but as this is a business-to-business forum they did not directly contribute. This Department's Trade Policy Directorate is responsible for relations with the TABD and attends the annual conference at the invitation of TABD officials.