§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the estimated value of Commonwealth preferences to South Africa and the reciprocal advantages to the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe latest figures for individual countries are for 1961 (U.K. exports) and 1962 (U.K. imports); they were published in the Board of Trade Journal of 11th June, 1965, and 31st December, 1965, respectively.
§ Mr. Alexander W. Lyonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the balance of payments and the balance of trade between South Africa and the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and what are the comparable figures for the other States in Africa.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe information required is not available; in particular, the difference between figures of imports c.i.f. and exports f.o.b. is not a good measure of the visible trade balance316W because, inter alia, of the difference in the bases of valuation.