§ 33. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is satisfied with the progress made in providing additional employment in those areas specially designated as priority areas consequent on pit closures, with specific reference to Scotland; and if he will make a statement on the overall improvement made in such areas.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth DunwoodyThe additional incentives in the Scottish and other special development areas have been available for less than eight months, and
UNITED KINGDOM TRADE United Kingdom exports (value) Total imports (value) Export unit value index Imports unit value index Terms of trade Visible trade balance* monthly averages seasonally adjusted monthly averages monthly averages seasonally adjusted Index numbers (October 1964=100) £ million Oct., 1964-Mar., 1965 … 104 96 100 100 100 -27 Apr., 1965-Sept., 1965 … 108 98 101 100 102 -33 Oct., 1965-Mar., 1966 … 113 101 103 101 102 -18 Apr., 1966-Sept., 1966 … 114 102 106 102 103 -27 Oct., 1966-Mar., 1967 … 124 101 106 102 105 +17 Apr., 1967-Sept., 1967 … 117 106 107 101 106 -33 Oct., 1967-Mar., 1968 … 120 124 111 109 102 -88 * Balance of payments basis - indicates a deficit + indicates a surplus. The deficit in October, 1964 was £50 million, seasonally adjusted.