§ Mr. A. Royleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what sources of statistical information are available to the Govern- 54W ment to establish the level of public expenditure proposed in the 1968–69 fiscal year on imports as a result of spending by Departments on imported semifinished and finished manufactured goods.
§ Mr. Harold LeverStatistics of expenditure on Government purchases from abroad are not available in advance since the placing of orders depends on a variety of factors including the domestic and international requirements of tendering procedures.