HC Deb 22 January 1973 vol 849 c38W
Miss Quennell

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) if he will publish a table, from international sources available to him, showing the balance of Government external payments and receipts across the exchanges and the overall net balance from 1966 to 1972;

(2) if he will publish a table, showing the make-up of Government current expenditure overseas, and capital expenditure overseas, since 1969.

Mr. Nott

Figures of Government invisible transactions are tabulated below; statistics on visible trade transactions by the Government are not available.

Mr. Peyton

It is my intention to permit from 1st July this year the fitting and use of non-metallic fuel tanks on vehicles other than motor cycles which meet the conditions prescribed in the EEC directive (70/221) on fuel tanks.