§ Mr. Tebbitasked the Secretary of State for Energy if he will list the overseas borrowings of the nationalised industries for which he is responsible in each of the last 10 years, together with the value of their exports for the same years and the value of their imports of capital goods and services.
§ Mr. VarleyThe information is set out in the following table:
£m.* 1964–65 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — — — Exports N.A. — — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m.* 1965–66 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — — — Exports N.A. — — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m.* 1966–67 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — — — Exports 13.6 — — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m.* 1967–68 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — — — Exports 10.8 — — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m.* 1968–69 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — — — Exports 16.0 — — Imports N.A. N.A. — 656W
£m.* 1969–70 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — 32.1 21.1 Exports 20.0 — — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m* 1970–71 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — 36.1 15.4 Exports 20.0 — — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m.* 1971–72 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — 20.6 — Exports 16.0 0.2 — Imports N.A. N.A. —
£m.* 1972–73 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing — 10.4 38.8 Exports 20.0 0.9 — Imports N.A. ½m. —
£m.* 1973–74 Coal Industry Gas Electricity Overseas borrowing 26.6 122.1 566.1 Exports 21.5 1.8 — Imports N.A. 2.5 — * Outturn prices. N.A.=Not available. — Nil or negligible.