§ 58. Mr. John Smithasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what change has been brought about in overseas expenditure as a result of the measures of 20th July, 1966.
§ Mr. DiamondOur aim was to achieve savings in 1967–68 compared with 1966–67. Decisions taken so far put us well on the way to achieving these savings though it is too soon for them to be fully reflected in the published statistics.
§ Mr. Gwynfor Evansasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the cost to the balance of payments of expenditure overseas on defence.
§ Mr. MacDermotThe figures are given in Table 4 of the quarterly article on the U.K. Balance of Payments published inEconomic Trends in June, 1967. A copy is available in the library.