§ Mr. Barnettasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of textile machinery exports and imports in each of the past ten years.
§ Mr. DarlingThe following is the information:
UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS AND IMPORTS OF TEXTILE MACHINERY (OTHER THAN LAUNDERING AND DRY-CLEANING MACHINERY) £ million Exports (f.o.b.) Imports (c.i.f.) 1957 … … … 43.1 8.1 1958 … … … 39.6 8.1 1959 … … … 41.1 8.7 1960 … … … 51.8 12.7 1961 … … … 62.1 18.7 1962 … … … 62.5 17.9 1963 … … … 64.0 17.9 1964 … … … 63.8 22.5 1965 … … … 67.8 25.6 1966 … … … 78.7 26.3