§ Mr. Wallasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table in the OFFICIAL REPORT showing the estimated value of British investments, imports from and exports to South Africa, Rhodesia, the Portuguese provinces, Malawi, Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland, collectively, as compared with similar figures for the other African Commonwealth countries and the remaining African independent States, respectively.
§ Mrs. Gwyneth Dunwoody:The most recent information which is available is as follows:
South Africa, etc. Other Commonwealth countries in Africa £ million Other Independent countries in Africa Estimated book value of direct investments (other than oil) at end 1968 740 280 72 United Kingdom imports, cif: 1968 299 323 273 1969 332 381 274 United Kingdom exports (including reexports), fob: 1968 298 224 128 1969 326 255 159