asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the Government's schemes for assisting British exporters to develop overseas markets and his latest estimate of the likely disbursements under each scheme during the current financial year.

I list the disbursements under the British Overseas Trade Board Schemes, operated by my Department, to assist British exporters, and also those schemes of assistance which do not include any direct disbursements. In addition advice and assistance in individual markets is available to exporters from regional offices, headquarters staff in the market branches and posts overseas, through personal contact and a range of publications. The list is as follows: