§ 55 and 56. Mr. Gardnerasked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what was the value of United Kingdom arms sales abroad as a percentage of total exports in 1967;
(2) what was the value of United Kingdom arms sales as a percentage of total exports to countries in the Middle East and North Africa, taken together during 1967.
§ Mr. CroslandI provisionally estimate that sales of defence equipment represented about 3 per cent, of total exports in 1967. It has been the policy of successive Government not to disclose the value of defence equipment exported to individual countries or groups of countries.