§ 83. Mr. Piratinasked the President of the Board of Trade how much oilfield machinery has been exported during the last full year; how much of this has gone to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; and how much has been offered to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
§ Mr. Bottomley:Machinery intended primarily for use in oilfields is not separately distinguished in the United Kingdom Trade and Navigation Accounts, and information as to exports to any particular country is not, therefore, available. Production of this specialised equipment is at present insufficient to meet all the requirements of British oil companies who are still having to meet part of their needs from the United States. I should doubt, in these circumstances, whether any of this equipment can have been offered to Russia.