Marquess of CLYDESDALEasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give figures showing the amount 717W of invisible exports in shipping, investments, insurances, and totals shown separately, possessed by Great Britain, Germany, France, and America in the years 1913, 1924, 1930 and 1931?
§ Mr. HORE-BELISHAComparable statistics relating to the invisible exports from the countries specified are not available, but my Noble Friend will find some statistical data of the nature desired for 1913 and 1924 in the publications dealing with international trade and balances of payments which have been issued by the League of Nations for the years 1910 to 1924 (Vol. I), 1911 to 1925 (Vol. I), and 1926 to 1928 (Vol. II). It is understood that the particulars for 1930 will be published shortly. The data for 1930 and 1931, so far as they relate to the United Kingdom, were published in the Board of Trade Journal of 18th February last.