§ Mr. GardinerTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if she will make a statement on the work of Trade Partners UK in facilitating dialogue between the British Film Council and its counterparts in India. [48157]
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§ Ms HewittTrade Partners UK is in regular contact with the British Film Council, and is helping to develop contacts between the British Film Council and its counterparts in India. The Chief Executive of the British Film Council is a member of the Creative Export Group, one of the Creative Industry Advisory Groups run by Trade Partners UK and DCMS. Trade Partners UK helped to arrange the programme of the Chief Executive and senior colleagues from the British Film Council during their visit to India in March 2002, when they met leading representatives of the Indian film industry and the Indian Minister for Information and Broadcasting. Trade Partners UK is also involved in arranging the programme for an inward mission by top Bollywood producers to the UK in May 2002, in collaboration with the British Film Council and the Manchester Investment and Development Agency Service (MIDAS).