§ Mr. Mayhewasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the United Kingdom's current earnings of foreign exchange from the stationing of military forces in the United Kingdom, and from sales of defence equipment and supplies overseas; and what are the estimated comparable figures for 1969–70.
§ Mr. DiamondThe Government's receipts amount to about £10 million from the stationing of forces in the United Kingdom. Sales of defence equipment and supplies overseas are currently running at about £120 million a year. It would not be meaningful to give estimates for 1969–70 since this would require arbitrary assumptions, e.g. on the level of United States Forces to be maintained in the United Kingdom, which is a matter for the United States Government and N.A.T.O. as well as the United Kingdom.