Overseas Food Fairs

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Mr. Ken Hargreaves
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food which overseas food fairs and exhibitions his Department has attended since July 1989.

Mr. Curry
Since July 1989, the following fairs and exhibitions have been attended by Ministers and officials of my Department: 16 October 1989—Anuga food fair, Cologne25 January 1990—Berlin green week6 February 1990—ISM Sweets and biscuits fair CologneI regard it as most important that British companies should receive maximum encouragement in their efforts to penetrate overseas markets.