§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will publish a table in the Official Report reproducing the figures for expenditure on school meals, school milk and welfare foods in table 3.1 of the 1980 Annual Abstract of Statistics in terms of current prices together with the forecast for the coming financial year.
Balance of payments basis seasonally adjusted Sept-Dec 1980 Sept-Dec 1981 Percentage increase Total export values (£ million) 15,764 18,501 +17 Non-oil export values (£ million) 13,660 15,184 +11 Total export volumes (1975=100) 126.1 132.5 +5 Non-oil export volumes (1975=100) 119.0 123.2 +4 These figures allow for the change in export documentation procedure introduced in October 1981 by reducing the recorded exports in October by £250 million. This adjustment has been included in the published export figures.