§ Mr. Biffenasked the Minister of Technology what is the percentage change in the value of net new export orders of machine tools for the most recently available date in the current year compared with the corresponding period in 1965; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. ShoreThe value of net new export orders for the period January-September, 1966 was 14 per cent. lower than for the corresponding period of 1965.
I regret that I gave an incorrect Reply to a similar question by the hon. Member on 15th November relating to the periods January-August, 1966 and the correponding period last year. The correct figure should have been 15 per cent. lower and not 10.8 per cent. lower as stated in my original Reply.—[Vol. 73, c.51.]