§ Mr. William Wilsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has yet decided whether to make an additional allowance of currency available to spectators attending the Olympic Games in Grenoble and Mexico City in 1968.
§ Mr. MacDermotI cannot make any additional allowance available for the Winter Games at Grenoble. The main Games, held next year in Mexico City, have been recognised on previous occasions to be of a very special nature justifying an exception to travel restrictions. The Government would not wish to prevent spectators from participating in this unique international event. Spectators will therefore be allowed to pay for their admisison tickets in sterling and, having done so, will be entitled to a special foreign currency allowance of £50 in addition to their basic allowance.