To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing expenditure by his Department on supporting participation by United Kingdom apparel and textile companies in overseas trade fairs in each of the last three years; and what comparable information is available on expenditure by the Governments of Germany, France and Italy.

The requested information is as follows:

Year	Net expenditure £	Percentage of total support
1990·91	1,145,676	9·7
1991–92	1,336,051	10·7
1992·93	1,595,332	12·2

No comparable information is available on expenditure incurred by the the Governments of Germany, France and Italy on supporting participation by apparel and textile companies at overseas trade fairs.