§ Mr. Russellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the approximate dates in each of the last five years on which the Annual Statement of Trade was published; and how these dates compare with those of pre-war years.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe dates of publication of the four volumes I, II, III and IV respectively of the Annual Statement of Trade for the years 1950–54 were as follows:
Territories; and whether he will make a substantial increase of Government grant for the current year.
§ Mr. Ormsby-GoreI am happy to announce that the United Kingdom annual contribution to the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund will be increased by £20,000 this year. Subject to the approval of Parliament, Her Majesty's Government propose to contribute £220,000 to the Fund in 1957.