§ Mr. Spenceasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion the exports of United Kingdom manufactured agricultural machinery were of total United Kingdom plant machinery exports in each of the last 10 years.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe values of agricultural machinery, including tractors, as a percentage of mechanical and electrical plant and machinery exports were:
1964 11.2 1965 10.0 1966 10.1 1967 8.7 1968 8.1 1969 8.2 1970 7.2 1971 6.8 1972 7.0 1973 6.9 Tractors represent the major part of agricultural machinery exports—for example, in 1973 tractors were 5.1 per cent. of all plant and machinery whilst other agricultural machinery was only 1.8 per cent.