§ Mr. Bruce-Gardyneasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will conduct an investigation into the extent to which the failure of United Kingdom exports to South Africa to rise by more than 2 per cent. in sterling value during the first 11 months of 1968 when the dollar value of United States of America, German and Japanese exports to South Africa rose by 8 per cent., 10 per cent. and 9 per cent., respectively, was due to Her Majesty's Government's ban on sale to South Africa of arms for use against external aggression.
§ Mr. CroslandThe increase in our exports to South Afica in the first eleven months of 1968 compared with the same period of 1967 was somewhat greater, and78W the increases in exports from the U.S. and Japan somewhat less, than those stated in the Question. I have no evidence that these differences were due to Her Majesty's Government's policy of implementing the United Nations Resolution on the supply of arms, which is also the policy of the other countries mentioned.