§ Mr. Gouldasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he expects an improvement in invisible overseas earnings of about £25 million in the first half of 1977, and about £50 million in the second half; and whether he expects the trade 233W balance in oil to improve by about £120 million in the first half of 1977 and about £200 million in the second half.
§ Mr. Robert SheldonThe Government forecast of the current account balance of payments for 1977 was published on 15th December 1976. It is not the practice to give details of individual components of the balance of payments forecast.