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Dept of Trade and Industry

Answer

Mr. Chope: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the last occasion on which a Government Minister led a trade delegation to (a) New Zealand, (b) Nicaragua, (c) Nigeria and (d) Oman; and what future trade delegations are planned. [76550] Mr. Wilson: The information is as follows: New Zealand There have been no recent Ministerially-led trade delegations to New Zealand. However, New Zealand has been visited by many UK Ministers, including the previous Minister for Trade. My Department plans to support nine trade missions to New Zealand in the financial year 1999/2000: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Association of British Healthcare Industries 12-14 July 1999 Business Link Sussex 6-10 September 1999 Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry 27-29 September 1999 North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry 13-15 October 1999 Australia and New Zealand Trade Advisory Committee 17-19 November 1999 Liverpool Chamber of Commerce and Industry 2-5 February 2000 Nottinghamshire Chamber of Commerce and Industry 14-18 February 2000 Business Link Shropshire 20-22 March 2000 Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry 13-15 March 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Nicaragua There have been no recent Ministerially-led trade delegations to Nicaragua. My Department has no plans to support any trade missions to Nicaragua in the financial year 1999/2000. Nigeria The present Minister for Trade led a trade delegation to Nigeria from 14-16 December 1998. My Department is planning to support four trade missions to Nigeria in the financial year 1999/2000: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Thames Valley Chamber of Commerce and Industry 6-18 June 1999 Birmingham Chamber of Commerce and Industry 9-23 September 1999 Energy Industries Council 29 November- 3 December 1999 London Chamber of Commerce February-March 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Oman The last occasion on which a Government Minister led a trade delegation to Oman was in October 1996. My Department is planning to support four trade missions to Oman in the financial year 1999/2000: _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Date Coventry and Warwickshire Chamber of Commerce 22-24 May 1999 London Chamber of Commerce and Industry 25-27 September 1999 Business Link West 8-17 February 2000 Middle East Association 6-8 March 2000 _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

76550; 327 c595W

Session

1998-99

Subjects

Ministers New Zealand Nigeria Nicaragua Trade missions Oman