§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has made any estimate of the contracts obtained by British companies which were afforded export grant facilities by Her Majesty's Government from Eastern European and South American countries over the past five years, showing the total value of the contract, the total cost of local work within that contract and that cost expressed as a percentage of the total contract value.
§ Mr. DeakinsI have been asked to reply.
I regret that this information is not available.
§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what is his estimate of the total value of contracts obtained by British companies over the past five years from East European and South American countries that were supported by Government export credit facilities, shown per year per country;
(2) what is his estimate of the total value of contracts obtained by British companies over the past five years from East European and South American countries that contained an element of local costs and received Government export credit facilities that covered both British and local costs, shown per year per country.
§ Mr. DeakinsI have been asked to reply.
It is not the practice to disclose figures of export credit facilities granted in respect of particular markets.