§ Mr. Woodnuttasked the Secretary of State for Defence if he will state the sterling value of machine tools ordered for Royal Ordnance factories for each of the years ended 31st December, 1964, 1965 and for the current year to date; and what was the proportion, the sterling value and the types of machines ordered from overseas manufacturers for the same periods.
§ Mr. ReynoldsFollowing is the information:
Total Overseas Element Proportion £ £ per cent. 1964 962,000 334,000 35 1965 1,072,000 172,000 16 Current year to date 1,435,000 480,000 33 The overseas orders include various types of Lathes; Milling Machines; Grinding Machines; Drilling Machines; and Electronically Controlled Machining Centres.