§ 21. Mr. ALAN TODD (for Mr. CLARRY)asked the Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department what total amount of contracts obtained by Metropolitan-Vickers and Company, Limited, in Russia has been financed by the export credit facilities or any other Government guarantee arrangement?
§ Lieut.-Colonel COLVILLE (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)No, Sir. The Export Credits Guarantee Depart- 830 ment is pledged to treat its transactions with individual firms in strict confidence. I am not aware of any other arrangements by which firms could obtain Government guarantees for trade with Russia.