§ 43. Mr. REMERasked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department how many guarantees under the export credit scheme have been given in the case of exports to Poland during this year; and the liability of the British Government under these guarantees?
§ Mr. GILLETT (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)Seventy-three contracts of a face value of £127,517, in respect of exports to Poland, were entered into under the exports credits guarantee scheme between the 1st January and the 21st December. The Department's maximum liability under these contracts amounts to £74,316.
§ Mr. REMERIn view of the treatment which British traders have received recently in Poland, will the hon. Gentleman take steps to see that those credits are discontinued for the present?
§ Mr. GILLETTI have no doubt that the facts referred to are known to the authorities and will be borne in mind when they are considering these matters.