§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will update the information published in Written Answers of 5th November 1973 (Official Report, column 48) concerning acquisitions by United Kingdom companies in the EEC and EEC companies in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe quarterly figures for EEC countries up to the end of 1974 are given in Tables 4 and 5 of the Business Monitor M7, Acquisitions and Mergers of Companies, Fourth Quarter 1974, a copy of which is in the Library The next Business Monitor giving figures for the first quarter of 1975 is to be published within a few days.