§ Mr. Haleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount of foreign currency or travellers cheques issued for holiday travel and business travel, respectively, in the six months following the 284W effective implementation of restricted allowances last year, and in the corresponding six months of the previous year.
§ Mr. MacDermotI regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Haleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is the amount of foreign currency and travellers' cheques issued on holiday travel allowances for Spain and Portugal, respectively, and the corresponding amounts of British currency received from visitors on holiday to the United Kingdom from Spain and Portugal in the most recent period of 12 months for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MacDermotOn travel for all purposes in 1966 United Kingdom residents spent about £43 million in Spain and £4 million in Portugal. Spanish residents spent about £3 million in the United Kingdom and Portuguese residents about £1 million.