§ Mr. Warbeyasked the President of the Board of Trade what is the total value of orders for British machine tools placed by the Bulgarian trading organisation since 1st January, 1962; what he estimates to be the further requirements of Bulgaria for machine tools which could be supplied by British manufacturers; and what steps he is taking to increase quotas for the import of Bulgarian goods to provide the sterling for progress payments under existing contracts and to facilitate additional business.
§ Mr. ErrollAccording to information from the Bulgarian Legation in London, orders for machine tools worth about £1.4 million were placed with U.K. firms in 1962. I have no information on which to base an answer to the second part of the Question. With regard to the last part, facilities for the import of Bulgarian goods into the U.K. to an estimated value of £8.6 million for the twelve months to 31st March, 1964, have been provided in negotiations recently concluded. I believe that these facilities should be adequate for the purpose indicated by the hon. Member.