§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to ensure an increase in export of Scotch whisky to the Union of Soviet Socialist 325W Republics and other Eastern European countries.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyEvery suitable opportunity is taken to promote the purchase of consumer goods, including Scotch whisky, by these countries. In the case of those countries where whisky and other spirits are the subject of specific quotas, increased quotas have recently been negotiated.
§ Mrs. Ewingasked the President of the Board of Trade what survey he has conducted on the effects on the export market for Scotch whisky of the increase in Excise Duty affecting home sales, in view of the fact that, following such increase in the past, overseas Governments have raised their taxes on Scotch.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyNone.