§ Sir C. Osborneasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the estimated value of all British-owned overseas investments, the total sterling balances, the gold and dollar reserves, and the overseas debts, respectively; and, balancing the items against each other, how far the liabilities exceed the assets.
§ Mr. Roy JenkinsAn estimate of our total external assets and liabilities as at the end of 1966 was published in the 1967 Pink Book on the United Kingdom Balance of Payments. An estimate of the position at the end of 1967, taking into 247W account the effects of devaluation, will be published in the 1968 Pink Book in September.