§ 15. Mr. Normantonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how much machine tool deliveries were worth in the export market in the first nine months of 1971 compared with the same period in 1970; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Sir J. EdenInformation on the deliveries of machine tools is published monthly in Business Monitor P64, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. Provisional figures indicate that export deliveries in the first nine months of 1971 were 10 per cent. above the comparable period of 1970 at current prices.
§ 76. Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will list the various types of projects under which support is given by his Department to the machine tool industry.
§ Sir J. EdenSupport is given by means of pre-production orders, work placed at various institutions, grants to research associations, and research and development contracts.