HC Deb 04 November 1966 vol 735 cc183-4W
Mr. MacArthur

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland what estimate he has now made of the cost of the selective employment tax in the Highland counties during the current year and in a full financial year, respectively; and what proportion will be repaid by way of repayments and premiums.

Mr. Ross

I regret it is not practicable to provide such an estimate for any particular area.

UNITED KINGDOM EXPORTS*
£ million
1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960
India 130.9 168.7 176.5 161.2 172.2 151.3
Pakistan 36.5 32.6 34.4 29.0 34.3 39.8
Ceylon 21.7 25.9 25.7 28.0 31.7 29.0
Malaysia 40.0 44.5 42.1 38.8 35.9 41.2
Singapore† 38.1 41.6 39.6 35.8 31.3 33.8
Hong Kong 26.9 34.2 37.6 31.8 36.7 41.3
Gambia 2.0 1.7 2.0 1.6 1.5 1.3
Sierra Leone 9.5 11.5 11.6 10.6 9.2 10.1
Ghana 39.1 38.8 38.0 34.6 41.7 45.1
Nigeria 57.3 62.1 58.2 65.9 72.3 80.4
Zambia 53.6 58.4 60.2 52.2 49.3 47.1
Malawi
Rhodesia
Tanzania 17.3 15.0 12.5 11.2 10.2 9.7
Kenya 38.1 36.0 31.3 27.2 28.9 31.4
Uganda 10.1 8.2 7.1 6.3 5.0 5.0
Canada 141.1 178.1 195.7 188.6 208.2 215.1
Australia 284.4 239.2 235.5 235.9 223.9 260.4
New Zealand 139.2 126.9 140.0 128.1 97.9 120.9
£ million
1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 Jan.-Sept. 1966
India 153.1 117.9 138.2 128.9 114.1 70.3
Pakistan 43.6 43.0 42.0 44.2 50.4 37.6
Ceylon 26.7 24.8 23.0 19.9 18.9 17.9
Malaysia 44.4 49.8 47.7 84.2 92.2 36.6
Singapore† 37.4 34.8 37.8 29.2
Hong Kong 45.8 48.6 55.0 57.8 65.0 45.7
Gambia 1.8 1.5 1.7 1.6 2.2 1.7
Sierra Leone 13.1 11.0 11.1 12.8 10.3 6.9
Ghana 49.5 36.6 38.7 33.6 40.7 19.1
Nigeria 74.2 63.3 65.4 70.8 72.6 49.1
Zambia 47.3 41.4 40.6 40.6 15.1 18.8
Malawi 3.5 4.5
Rhodesia 31.5 2.2
Tanzania 11.1 10.1 10.6 9.9 11.0 10.6
Kenya 28.9 29.6 30.2 32.9 34.3 28.3
Uganda 5.0 4.5 4.9 5.6 7.5 6.4
Canada 222.6 188.9 173.4 187.7 200.5 155.8
Australia 201.9 229.2 236.6 256.8 280.3 186.4
New Zealand 124.1 107.2 115.2 117.4 124.9 94.1
*All figures include trade in diamonds and other precious and semi-precious stones.
† In 1964–65 Singapore was included in Malaysia; separate figures are not available.
‡Formerly the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; figures for individual countries are not available prior to 1965.