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Mr. Grylls
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many overseas trade fairs have been supported by the British Overseas Trade Board in (a) the European Economic Community, (b) the rest of Western Europe, (c) Eastern Europe, (d) the middle east, (e) the Far East, (f) North America, (g) South America and (h) Africa in each year since 1979.
Mr. Fletcher
The information is as follows:
1979
| 1980
| 1981
| 1982
| 1983
| 1984
| ||
(c)
| Eastern Europe | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 |
(d)
| Middle East | 16 | 11 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 19 |
(e)
| Far East | 33 | 25 | 31 | 40 | 50 | 62 |
(f)
| North America | 82 | 69 | 76 | 82 | 71 | 68 |
(g)
| South America | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
(h)
| Africa | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
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(i)
| Australasia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
| Total | 320 | 288 | 298 | 343 | 331 | 332 |