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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the President of the Board of Trade who are the members of the new Export Forum; how they were appointed; and if she will set out the forum's terms of reference. [7678]
Mrs. Roche [holding answer 10 July 1997]: My Noble Friend the Minister for Trade and my hon. Friend the Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office announced yesterday the membership of the Export Forum. This is as follows:
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Mrs. Gillan: To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps her Department is taking to prevent small shops' business being eroded by shops with charitable status which sell new goods. [7778]
Mrs. Roche [holding answer 10 July 1997]: I refer the hon. Member to the comments I made about charity shops, made during the debate on small retail shops on 2 July, Official Report, column 229.
Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list all of her Department's staff posted abroad concerned with export promotion. [7683]
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Mrs. Roche
[holding answer 10 July 1997]: The following DTI staff are on loan to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to serve in commercial sections overseas:
Name | Posting |
---|---|
Malcolm Day | Hong Kong |
Stuart Pyle | Moscow |
Richard Higgins | Toronto |
Susan Bishop | Peking |
Michael Hurley | Kuwait |
Stuart Gill | Chicago |
Steven Smith | Ho Chi Minh City |
Steven Truswell | Moscow |
Andrew Harrison | Harare |
Simon Carter | New York |
Deborah Clarke | Taipei |
Roger Newell | New Delhi |
Peter Stephenson | Lagos |
Bernard Wilson | Amman |
Paul Grey | Hong Kong |
Sylvia Parnell | Ljubljana |
Harold Formstone | Helsinki |
In addition, 8 staff are currently on training attachments to commercial sections overseas.
Mr. Lansley: To ask the President of the Board of Trade when the comprehensive spending review of the science and technology budget will (a) commence and (b) be completed. [7587]
Mr. Battle
[holding answer 10 July 1997]: The Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) will review all aspects of public expenditure including that on Science. The CSR will see that taxpayers' money is being spent effectively in order to fulfil the Government's manifesto commitments. It is already underway and will take 12 months to complete.
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Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will make a statement on the activities undertaken by the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths), to promote tourism in the United Kingdom. [7406]
Mrs. Beckett
[holding answer 9 July 1997]: My hon. Friend has met representatives of the outbound travel industry who employ over 35,000 people in the UK and contribute over £1 billion to the British economy.
Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade what engagements the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths) has fulfilled outside the United Kingdom. [7407]
Mrs. Beckett
[holding answer 9 July 1997]: Since taking up post on 5 May 1997 my hon. Friend has undertaken the following engagements:
Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will list the engagements for the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths), outside the United Kingdom during the next three months. [7404]
Mrs. Beckett
[holding answer 9 July 1997]: None.
Mrs. Gillan:
To ask the President of the Board of Trade which Minister will be responsible for recommending a course of action to her on the MMC investigation into the travel and tourism industry; and what is the current role of the Under-Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths), in the inquiry. [7405]
Mrs. Beckett
[holding answer 9 July 1997]: My hon. Friend the Member for Edinburgh, South (Mr. Griffiths), has made it clear that he will stand aside from consideration of the MMC report into tour operators and travel agents. The report is not expected until November.
visit to Antwerp for the purpose of a speaking engagement at the ITSA conference on 24 June and various functions recognised by my Department;
visit to Athens for the purpose of a speaking engagement at the IT conference on 28 June and various meetings to promote British trade in Greece by 20 UK companies on 25, 26 and 27 June.