HC Deb 18 February 1965 vol 706 cc242-3W
37. Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop

asked the First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs what specific plans he has to increase United Kingdom dollar earnings by an amount sufficient to pay for the United States aircraft newly ordered by Her Majesty's Government.

Mr. Albu

Neither this Government nor its predecessors have adopted bilateral trading and accounting policies. It is the policy of this Government to improve our balance of payments by measures adequate to the problem. These include measures to make better use of our productive resources, of which the decisions on the aircraft industry are part.

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