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Mr. Bob Dunn
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report the number of overseas exhibitions with which the British Overseas Trade Board has been involved for each year since 1970 to date.
Mr. Tebbit
The following table shows the number of exhibitions in each calendar year since 1970, supported by the Department of Trade under its joint venture, pavilion and all-British trade fairs arrangements and at the British Export Marketing Centre, Tokyo.
| Year | Total Number of Exhibitions |
| 1970 | 285 |
| 1971 | 269 |
| 1972 | 283 |
| 1973 | 322 |
| 1974 | 318 |
| 1975 | 250 |
| NUMBERS EMPLOYED IN EXPORT SERVICES AS AT | ||||||||
| Date | Open Structure | Adminis-tration Group | Science Professional and Technical | Other Professional | Support | Total | ||
| 1 April 1972 | … | … | 3 | 900 | 5 | 92 | 47 | 1,047 |
| 1 July 1973 | … | … | 2 | 883 | — | 87 | 41 | 1,013 |
| 1 July 1974 | … | … | 3 | 903 | — | 88 | 44 | 1,038 |
| 1 July 1975 | … | … | 2 | 888 | — | 99 | 45 | 1,034 |
| 1 July 1976 | … | … | 2 | 878 | — | 97 | 46 | 1,023 |
| 1 July 1977 | … | … | 2 | 839 | — | 92 | 48 | 982 |
| 1 July 1978 | … | … | 2 | 794 | 4 | 90 | 43 | 933 |
| 1 July 1979 | … | … | 2 | 788 | 4 | 98 | 49 | 941 |
| 1 July 1980 | … | … | 1 | 737 | 3 | 94 | 49 | 884 |