§ Captain Orrasked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development whether he will state the figures of trade between the United Kingdom and Japan for the year 1963; what improvement they show in United Kingdom exports to Japan; and whether Her Majesty's Government are satisfied that the Anglo-Japanese Commercial Treaty of 1962 has succeeded in developing increased exports of United Kingdom manufacturers to Japan.
§ Mr. du CannIn 1963, the value of United Kingdom exports to Japan was £49.4 millions f.o.b. and the value of United Kingdom imports from Japan was £52.7 millions c.i.f. The United Kingdom export total in 1963 was £6 millions higher than that of 1962, an increase of nearly 14 per cent. The answer to the last part of the Question is yes.