§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade by what proportion he expects the total value of British exports to Zambia and the total cost of British imports from Zambia to grow over the next five years in comparison with the last five years.
§ Mr. MeacherSince it is not possible to predict future movements in the present depressed world price of copper, which is the mainstay of the Zambian economy and our principal import from Zambia, there is no real basis for speculating on the growth of United Kingdom/Zambia trade over the next five years.