§ Mr. Martenasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will give the estimated surplus or deficit on invisibles with the Common Market for the latest available date, showing governmental transactions and non-governmental transactions separately.
§ Mr. Nott,pursuant to his reply [OFFICIAL REPORT, 7th November 1973; Vol. 863, c. 179], gave the following information:
222Wa weighted average of other currencies between the end of September 1972 and the end of September 1973. Table 29 of the Bank of England Quarterly Bulletin sets out effective exchange rate changes for several currencies, including sterling. The derivation of the index is explained on page 285 of the September 1973 issue of the bulletin.