asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many Soviet manufactured tractors have been imported into the United Kingdom since credit terms were agreed; what effect this has had on British manufacturers; and how much of the British credit facilities to the USSR has been used for the export of British tractors to the USSR.

From March 1975 to October 1976 inclusive, 811 tractors were imported into the United Kingdom from the Soviet Union, accounting for less than 2 per cent. of the United Kingdom market. During this same period no United Kingdom tractors were exported to the Soviet Union, and the question of pro viding credit facilities did not therefore, arise.