§ Mr. Swinglerasked the President of the Board of Trade the value of orders for goods for which British manufacturers are at present seeking licences for export to Eastern countries.
§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftThe hon. Member does not say which particular countries he has in mind, but it would in any case not be possible to extract the value of applications for export licences outstanding at any given date without a great deal of research, which would not be justified. Moreover, the number of applications is not an accurate indication of orders placed.