HC Deb 29 April 1968 vol 763 cc121-2W
Mrs. Ewing

asked the President of the Board of Trade, of the estimated net contribution of £246 million in 1967 to the United Kingdom's balance of payments by the shipping industry, what proportion is contributed by Scotland.

Mr. J. P. W. Mallalieu

There are great difficulties in breaking down the shipping industry's contribution between Scotland and the rest of the United Kingdom, and information from which to make any such analysis is not available.