§ Mr. Bishopasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the figures relating to the balance of payments deficit for each month for 1964 and for 409W 1965 to date; and by what date he now plans to resolve Great Britain's balance of payments difficulties, in view of the Government's economic policies to that end.
§ Mr. CallaghanMonthly figures are not available. The deficit on current and long-term capital transactions was as follows:—
1964 £ million 1st Quarter -140 2nd Quarter -174 3rd Quarter -251 4th Quarter -180 1965 1st Quarter -97 It remains the Government's objective to restore equilibrium in the course of next year.