§ Mr. D. TownsendTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many Soviet trade inspectors there are in the United Kingdom monitoring the manufacture by British companies of goods and equipment to be delivered to the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics under export contracts; and what were the comparable figures for each of the last five years.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe figures for the number of Soviet trade inspectors resident in the United Kingdom over the last four years are as follows:
Number 1986 20 1987 17 1988 21 1989 27 Records of previous years were not kept in the same way, and comparable figures prior to 1986 are therefore not available.