§ Mr. Ian Lloydasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer (1) what he estimates would be the effect, at current trading levels, of a combined acceleration of payments for imports plus a deceleration of payments for exports of one day on the United Kingdom's foreign exchange reserves;
(2) what evidence he has that there have been alterations in the payments pattern for exports and imports since his announcement of the Group of Ten standby credit of $5.3 billion.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonI will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.