[Mr David Amess in the Chair] — Backbench Business — UK Trade and Investment

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:02 pm on 15 March 2012.

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Photo of Laura Sandys Laura Sandys Conservative, South Thanet 4:02, 15 March 2012

One reason why France and particularly Germany have a strong sectoral focus is that their trade associations have a different function and are a lot more proactive than ours. In many ways, they form a sales and marketing operation for the sector and are front runners, helping medium-sized companies that might not be able to spend the time or effort to go to those countries by representing them, almost like agents. It is a potentially interesting model.