Mr. Oramasked the Secretary of State for Industry. Trade and Regional 236W Development if he will state the value of British exports of gas and chemical machinery to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Eastern Europe, respectively, in 1963; and what proportion of total British exports of this type of equipment this represented.
§ Mr. HeathFollowing a change in 1963 in the statistical classification of exports figures are no longer collected under this general heading. Figures are, however, available under the specific headings detailed in the Export List and these will, of course, be provided on request.
Mr. Oramasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development if he will state the value of British exports of plastics and rubber machinery to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and Eastern Europe, respectively, in 1963; and what proportion this represented of total British exports of this type of equipment.
Mr. D. PriceUnited Kingdom exports of plastics and rubber-working machinery including presses for tableting and pelleting and plastics moulding in 1963 were as follows:
— Per cent. of total exports £ Total Exports 11,136,290 — Of which—to U.S.S.R. 1,858,399 16.7 Rest of Eastern Europe 1,290,269 11.6