asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on the United Kingdom's trade with Mozambique.

Both our exports to and imports from Mozambique have increased steadily in recent years, with a balance in favour of the United Kingdom. In 1967 exports were £9·3 million, f.o.b., much of which was transport equipment and machinery; our imports, mainly tea, were £4 million, c.i.f.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about the progress of the official inquiries on the three lost Hull trawlers.

The Board of Trade surveyors appointed to conduct the preliminary inquiries are at present in Iceland and are making good progress. When I have considered their reports, the Government will make arrangements for the public formal investigations which, as my hon. Friend the Minister of State has already announced, will follow.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what instructions he has given to the Export Credits Guarantee Department about the need to extend the facilities it provides, so as to provide a direct stimulus for United Kingdom invisible earnings.

The Department gives the best cover for invisible earnings that is consistent with its obligations to the House. The Advisory Council is, however, reviewing the facilities for external trade in the light of the recommendation of the Committee on Invisible Exports.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will extend the scope of the Export Credits Guarantee Department, in view of the need to facilitate an increase in exports.

I am not quite sure what my hon. Friend has in mind.The scope of the Department's services is already very wide and in my view fully adequate to meet our needs. But I am, of course, always willing to consider possible improvements and modifications.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is now able to make a statement about the plans for a National Exhibition and Conference Centre in London.

I am aware of the strong desire on the part of British industry that the Government should undertake the construction of a National Exhibition and Conference Centre in London. In the light of the general economic situation, however, the Government cannot undertake on their own the considerable capital expenditure involved. I propose, therefore, to have discussions with interested parties to see whether other means of financing are available.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will take steps to make all areas with unemployment figures of over eight per cent. into special development areas.

The special development areas have been selected as those areas inside development areas likely to suffer most severely from colliery closures. There is no present intention of adding to the list of such areas.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what response he has received from firms interested in moving to the development areas with special priority announced on 14th November, 1967.

It is too early to judge the success of the Special Development Areas, but I am satisfied that the financial assistance available there has stimulated greater interest in these areas.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the percentage of new Scottish industry established since 1945 which is American owned.

I regret that the information in the form requested is not available. It is, however, known that some 300 non-Scottish firms have set up in manufacturing industry in Scotland since 1945 and of these 80 were of U.S. origin.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to reduce unemployment in the South-West, in view of the high percentage of unemployment in that area; and what percentage of the population there enjoys the advantages of a development area.

The Government offer a wide range of inducements to firms to move to or expand in the development areas, including the South Western development area. In the South-West outside the development area unemployment in February, 1968, was just below the national average, but the industrial development certificate policy is operated flexibly to take account of the problems of particular localities. Ten per cent. of the insured population of the South-Western region lives in the South-Western development area.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a list of the requirements of police and military equipment, other than hand-cuffs, which under his regulation it is lawful to export to South Africa; and what steps he is taking to draw the contents of this list to the attention of British exporters.

Items of police and military equipment listed in Schedule 1 of the Export of Goods (Control) Order, 1967, which are denoted by the letter A, are subject to export licensing control to South Africa. Other items of this description may be exported without restriction. Where trade opportunities exist, these are notified to our exporters.

asked the President of the Board of Trade why he exempted 45 foreign gliders from the payment of import duty in the 12 months ended 30th November, 1967, but imposed import duty on components imported for the purposes of the business of British glider manufacturers.

These particular gliders qualified for remission of duty under Section 6 of the Import Duties Act, 1958, whereas the components did not.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will seek to amend the Merchandise Marks Act to make it an offence to sell popular records not in fact made by the persons purporting to have recorded them.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will introduce legislation to ensure that those who manufacture and distribute "pop" records which claim to reproduce the music and other noises produced by named groups, shall be guilty of an offence if the recording was made by performers not belonging to that group.

If these practices amount to obtaining money by false pretences, there is already an offence. I am not satisfied that further legislation would be either practicable or desirable.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, whether he will introduce legislation to ensure that all gramophone "pop" records shall have printed upon them the individual names of the performers responsible for the recording.

No. I do not think it would be practicable to impose such a requirement.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has taken in order to provide those responsible for Great Britain's invisible exports with greater help in such matters as information about overseas markets, sales promotion from United Kingdom embassies and consulates, and publicity at trade fairs.

The services to exporters provided by the Government, though primarily intended to help visible exports, are equally at the disposal of those responsible for invisible exports, and invisibles have certainly not been overlooked at trade fairs and similar manifestations, for instance, in the City of London pavilion at major British Weeks. I welcome the formation of the permanent Committee on Invisible Exports, under the Chairmanship of Mr. Cyril Kleinwort, and we shall be happy to consider any suggestions which it may put forward concerning further help that the Board of Trade might give.

asked the President of the Board of Trade how many proposed mergers satisfying the criteria of sections six and seven of the Monopolies and Mergers Act, 1965, have not, in 1966, 1967 and 1968 to the latest available date, been referred to the Monopolies Commission.

55 in 1966; 90 in 1967; and 24 in January-February, 1968.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the average number of man hours spent by his Department on processing applications for investment grants; what is the average time between the application for a grant and its approval; and what percentage of the applications so far received has been turned down.

Processing time varies so widely between the largest and the smallest claims that an arithmetical average would be unrepresentative. Most claims are cleared for payment within about six weeks from receipt. About 4 per cent. have so far been rejected.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what plans he has for improving the facilities at the civil airports in Northern Ireland so that they will be available for direct transatlantic flights.

It seems probable that Aldergrove Airport will enjoy transatlantic services this summer with one intermediate stop. Its development to cater for non-stop services is under review in the light of future demand, costs, and the possible need for a runway extension to cater for short and medium haul services with new types of aircraft.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to help smaller and medium size firms to sell products overseas through the Overseas Marketing Corporation; and what he estimates will be the volume of the Corporation's export trade in 1968.

As I announced to the House on 2nd November last, the activities of the Overseas Marketing Corporation are left to the commercial judgment of its Board of Directors. It is too early to assess the Corporation's prospects for 1968.—[Vol. 753, c. 11–13.]

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the number of jobs the Government will create in development areas on the basis of present policies over the next two years, of the amount of public money expected to be disbursed in creating such jobs in a financial year, of the expenditure on advance factories, investment grants and other forms of assistance, respectively, and of the average cost per job of establishing such new employment.

It is not possible to make firm estimates of the additional jobs becoming available in the development areas in the next two years. There is, however, every reason to believe that the Government's policies towards these areas will do much to improve their position. The estimate of assistance to the development areas in 1967–68 is about £265 million. For the details I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by my hon. Friend the Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Economic Affairs to my hon. Friend the Member for Newark (Mr. Bishop) on 30th January, 1968.—[Vol. 757, c. 279–80.]

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has been taking to estimate the growth of consumer expenditure; and what are his estimates of the amount by which expenditure in the fortnight ended 3rd February, 1968, exceeded expenditure in the comparable period of 1967 on hardware, radio and electrical goods in department stores, on furniture and furnishings, and on consumer durable goods as a whole.

To supplement the monthly statistics of retail trade we have obtained the co-operation of a large number of department stores in providing, for a limited period, weekly figures of their sales. In the fortnight ended 3rd February, 1968, the hardware, radio and electrical departments and the furniture and furnishings departments of these stores increased their sales by about one-half and one-third, respectively, as compared with the corresponding period of 1967. Sales of durable goods in all shops in January—the latest period for which information is available—were about 17 per cent. higher than in January, 1967, when expenditure was relatively depressed.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether in view of his decision not to hold a public inquiry into the crash of Iberia Airline's Caravelle near Haslemere on 4th November, 1967, he has considered making an application for the reopening of the inquest upon the victims of this disaster.

No. The inquest proceedings are concluded. I understand the Coroner to have said that he was confining his inquiry to ascertaining the cause of death and was leaving the technical investigation to be pursued by the official inquiry. That inquiry, as the hon. Member was informed on 7th February, is being conducted by the Chief Inspector of Accidents.—[Vol. 758, c. 141.]

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that Concorde will not be allowed to fly until the Olympus 593 engine has received a certificate that it complies with noise standards laid down by him.

I do not envisage that the initial aircraft noise certification scheme could be applied to aircraft such as the Concorde which are already in an advanced stage of development. Operators wishing to use any new type of jet aircraft at Heathrow are, however, required to satisfy the Board of Trade that it can be operated so as to cause the least disturbance practicable. This procedure will apply to the Concorde.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the noise levels of the Boeing 707–320 and the Boeing jumbo-jet 747 are in excess of London Airport, Heathrow, limits; and why he has approved the expenditure of £11 million to enable Heathrow to take aircraft which under his noise regulations will not be able to use this airport.

My hon. Friend is under a misapprehension. The Boeing 707–320, which is already in regular use at Heathrow, conforms fully to the noise abatement limits there. The Boeing 747 is expected to be quieter than current heavy jet aircraft, such as the 707–320, and will, therefore, be well within the Heathrow noise limits. Thus the second point of my hon. Friend's Question does not arise.

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) how much money firms received as a result of the Board of Trade Advisory Council recommendations to his Department in the county of Midlothian during the years 1964 to the nearest available date in 1968;(2) how many firms have been refused Board of Trade Advisory Council assistance in the years 1964 to 1968, to the nearest available date, in the county of Midlothian.

Separate figures for Midlothian are not readily available and could be extracted only by the expenditure of considerable time and effort. But in the period April, 1964, to December, 1967, £15·3 million was paid in building grants to firms in Scotland and £21·2 million in general purpose loans and grants. The corresponding numbers of applications refused on the advice of the Committee were 81 in the case of building grants and 97 in the case of general purpose loans and grants.

asked the President of the Board of Trade why investment grants are being refused on computer equipment unless the claimant owns or leases a central processing unit.

Grants for computers are available to a wider range of business users than other investment grants. We decided, however, to make grants only to firms which provide a complete computer installation, including both a central processing unit and peripheral equipment.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of exports of diesel electric locomotives for the last two years and of the figures available so far for the current year; and what he estimates will be the figures for next year.

Diesel electric locomotives are not separately distinguished in the trade statistics, but exports (f.o.b.) of all rail locomotives other than steam and electric (battery-operated or powered from an external source of electricity), excluding parts, totalled £1·8 million in 1966, £3·3 million in 1967 and £0·6 million in January, 1968. I am not able to estimate what the figures will be for next year.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he has now completed his consideration of the matter of mercury batteries; and if he will now refer this to the Monopolies Commission, in view of the adverse effects of this matter on users of post aural hearing aids.

I will bear my hon. Friend's suggestion in mind when considering future references to the Commission, but the immediate price increase is a matter for my right hon. Friend the Minister of Technology.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what progress has been made by his Department since Cramlington was designated a special development district; and what steps have been taken to secure tenants for Government advance factories at Blyth, Bedlington and Seaton Valley.

We are currently negotiating for the land required for the major industrial estate to be established at Cramlington. The four advance factories erected at Cramlington have now been allocated. We have made every effort to interest industrialists in the advance factory at Blyth and we are currently including it in our advertisements in the national press. There is no Board of Trade advance factory at Bedlington.

asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent United Kingdom exports to Yugoslavia are on a basis of barter.

There is no information available on which to base an answer to this Question.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will estimate Great Britain's likely exports to the Argentine in 1968.

I am unable to forecast the amount of British exports to the Argentine Republic in 1968.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the Government's policy in relation to industrial development certificates in the West Midlands.

Applications are considered on their merits with full allowance for local circumstances. Special regard is paid to the suitability of the projects for the development areas, whose needs must have priority, and the overspill towns. In 1967 industrial development certificates covering 7·1 million sq. ft. were issued in the West Midlands.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proposals he now has for increasing the profitability of the hotel industry; and if he will make a statement.

I hope to make a statement very shortly.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what aircraft are operated by his Department.

Nine Doves, 3 Princes, a President, an HS.125 and a Chipmunk.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the present position regarding the two advance factories announced for the Rhondda, West constituency.

The factories are at Treorchy, due for completion in October, and Llwynypia, which we expect to be finished before the end of March. We have tenants for both.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what consideration he is giving to the proposals discussed at the recent New York University conference on the establishment of an international free-trade area, details of which have been sent to him.

These proposals do not seem at the present time to offer a practical course of action.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what advice he sought from the British Air Line Pilots Association in regard to equipping Stansted Airport with two parallel runways but no alternative runway available for crosswinds and when conditions are gusty or wet; and what reply he received.

This is not a question of safety but of regularity of operations, and in these circumstances I did not consult the British Airline Pilots Association. The issue has, however, now been overtaken by the decision to set up an inquiry which I announced on 22nd February, 1968.—[Vol. 759, c. 667–74.]

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) whether he will publish, in column form, the figures showing the national balance of payments deficit and the price paid for imported timber and processed timber, including pulp, paper and particle board, in each of the last three years, respectively;(2) whether he will publish, in column form, the figures showing the deficit on trading account with Russia and other East European countries, and the price paid for timber and processed timber of all forms supplied by them in each of the last three years, respectively, together with the names of the importing firms principally concerned.

Figures of the visible trade deficit and of the value of imports of timber are being circulated in the OFFICIAL REPORT, as I assume that this is the information sought. Separate figures are not available of the visible balance on a payments basis of trade with East European countries. I cannot disclose names of importing firms.The figures are as follows:

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give an assurance that the right of the operator to use the airport which best suits his needs is unaffected by the recent Government review of the respective rôles of Glasgow and Prestwick airports.

Operators can, of course, make what applications they wish. But they will, I hope, take note of the Government's recent statement as to the rôles of these airports, which reflects the views of both Glasgow Corporation and the B.A.A., and frame their applications accordingly.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will set up a departmental inquiry to examine industry in South-West England with a view to developing a chipboard factory and timber-using industries.

I see no reason for a special inquiry. The full range of development area incentives are available to suitable projects in the timber-using industries wishing to establish themselves in the South-West development area.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will seek powers to enable his Department to publish a regular Fair Price Guide for household goods, foods, and services.

It would be impracticable to offer this service in view of the number of items involved and the variations that occur seasonally and regionally and between different kinds of shop.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will indicate his plans for introducing industries to the upper reaches of the Swansea Valley, in view of the recent closure of the Abercrave Colliery, the proposed closure of the Yniscedwyn Colliery, and the possible closures of other collieries affecting employees within the area.

Two advance factories at Yniscedwyn and one at Pontardawe are ready for occupation and we are hopeful they will attract tenants in the next few months. A site has been selected for the second advance factory announced for Pontardawe.

asked the President of the Board of Trade, if he will institute proceedings in the case of Scoup Finance Limited, P.O. Box 4 R.B., London, W.1, which company has repossessed motor cars without a court order and against the will of the hirer after taking over agreement of C.C.F. Finance Limited when over one-third of the total hire-purchase price has been paid, in accordance with the Hire-Purchase Act, 1965.

My right hon. Friend has no powers to institute proceedings under the Hire Purchase Act, but the hirer can take civil proceedings and I am making inquiries under the Companies Act. I will write to the hon. Member as soon as possible.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he has taken on the reports he has received from the Metropolitan Police on the subject of unidentified flying objects.

On 26th January, 1968, a police patrol car informed the Air Traffic Control Centre at Heathrow that a ball of fire had been seen. Since it was clear that this was not caused by an aircraft in difficulties nor was it causing a hazard to air traffic no further action was taken.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what action he proposes to take to ensure the application of the recommendation of the National Board of Prices and Incomes that manufacturers should not increase their recommended prices to consumers as a result of devaluation, but should reduce retailers' percentage margins.

I would refer my hon. Friend to the answer given on Monday, 11th March, by my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster,

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing, for each year since 1962, the number of industrial development certificates approved, the total area, and the estimated additional employment, male and female, expected to be created, in Scotland and in Fife, respectively.

Yes. The figures are as follows:to my hon. Friend the Member for Bristol, North West (Mr. Ellis).—[Vol. 760, c.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he intends to take to alleviate the nuisance caused by aircraft noise in London.

Noise abatement measures for the London airports are under continuous review and will be improved whenever possible. In addition, we are proposing plans for a system of aircraft noise certification which I hope will ensure the development of quieter aircraft.

asked the President of the Board of Trade when he intends to place in the Library the results of his tests of the levels of aircraft noise in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea last summer.

The preparation of the revised noise and number index contours for the areas affected by Heathrow traffic is a complex task involving the processinig of over 30,000 measurements and the analysis of statistics of aircraft movements. I cannot at present say when the contours will be ready but they are being prepared as quickly as possible.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the number of company winding-up orders made by the courts in 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 and 1967, respectively; and if he will express these as a percentage of the number of companies on the Register for the years in question.

As the answer contains several figures, I am circulating it in the OFFICIAL REPORT.The information is as follows:

asked the President of the Board of Trade what instructions were given to the United Kingdom representative in Committee II of the United Nations Commission for Trade and Development Conference in New Delhi regarding the changed policy of Ceylon and Nigeria to the proposal to generalise preferences in favour of developing countries.

Her Majesty's Government's policy remains to work for international agreement on a general system of preferences, an objective which, according to the information at my disposal, is shared by developing countries as a whole, including those of the Commonwealth.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he is taking to reform the law on consumer credit; and if he will make a statement.

If the hon. Member will let me know what reforms he has in mind I will consider them.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the losses to Great Britain of generalised preferences in favour of developing countries and of phasing out reverse preferences.

Until the details of any generalised scheme of preferences are much clearer, I cannot make any estimate of its effect on British trade, and I do not accept the hon. Member's presumption that we should lose from it.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what is the present position regarding tenants for the advance factories announced since 1965 at Bridgend and Maesteg; and when he expects them to be occupied.

The Bridgend factory is already occupied and is being quadrupled in size to meet the tenant's requirements. Two of the three factories at Maesteg are completed and applications from prospective tenants for both are being considered. A third factory is under construction and is being drawn to the attention of suitable firms.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what estimate he has made of the value of development grants that have been paid out since 1964 to public companies whose accounts showed at the time of the receipt of their grants that their profits for the year, distributed and undistributed, were themselves adequate to carry out the work for which the grants were made.

I assume my hon. Friend is referring to grants under the Local Employment Acts. These Acts do not require grants to be subject to this kind of assessment, and it would involve a disproportionate amount of time and effort to attempt this analysis.

asked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will give his estimate of the rise in British export prices in the last 10 years compared with those of France and Germany.

Limitations of the available data prevent reliable comparisons of different countries' export prices. I would refer my hon. Friend to the Article "International Comparisons of Costs and Prices" in the May, 1967, issue of Economic Trends. The unit value index of United Kingdom exports increased by about 14 per cent. between 1957 and 1967; the index numbers for exports from France and the German Federal Republic increased by about 2 per cent. and 6 per cent. respectively in terms of United States dollars. These comparisons are affected by different patterns of trade and different methods of constructing the index numbers.

asked the President of the Board of Trade why there has been a large increase recently in the total permitted import quota value for Soviet exports to this country, in view of the fact that the commodities concerned are freely available in the United Kingdom or elsewhere; and whether, in view of present economic circumstances and the adverse balance of trade with the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, he will review this matter at an early date.

The goods subject to quota restriction form only a small part of our trade with the Soviet Union. The increases in import quotas for 1968 announced in January are in return for increased opportunities for the export of British goods to the Soviet Union.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will now refer to the Monopolies Commission the proposed merger between Electrical and Musical Industries Limited and the Associated British Picture Corporation, in the light of the fact that such a merger would affect the control of commercial television.

As was announced on 6th March, I do not intend to refer to the Monopolies Commission the acquisition by E.M.I. of a 25 per cent. shareholding in A.B.P.C. However, the acquisition of a further shareholding which would give E.M.I. either control of or a controlling interest in A.B.P.C. would require further consideration.The implications of any merger in relation to the granting of television programme licences is a matter for the Independent Television Authority.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what support the Government proposes to give to the British Trade Fair at Sao Paulo; and if he will make a statement.

Industrial and Trade Fairs Ltd. proposes to mount a British Industrial Exhibition in Sao Paulo in March, 1969. The approval of the Board of Trade has been given to this in principle and we are discussing with I. & T. F. the financial arrangements We are also engaging a firm of consultants to carry further research which has already been begun by our Posts and by the B.N.E.C. to determine the most worthwhile fields to be covered by this Exhibition.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if, in considering the siting of the third London airport he will consider evidence supplied to him by the hon. Member for South Bedfordshire on the extensions to Luton Airport which could enable it to cater for up to 5,000,000 passengers annually, thus postponing for five years the necessity for a decision on the third airport and at the same time diversifying the industrial pattern in South Bedfordshire.

The development of Luton Airport is, in the first place, a matter for Luton Corporation, which will no doubt consult my Department about any plans for expansion. Any firm proposals will certainly be relevant to the inquiry dealing with the third London airport; but Luton's capacity is, in any event, considerably restricted by the need to avoid interference with traffic using Heathrow.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will state, for each of the last five years, the proportions, by value and by weight, of

The figures quoted below for regenerated fibres include alginate and protein fibres in addition to cellulosic fibres which are not separately distinguished. It is not practicable to calculate the average import duty charged on our exports: such estimates of import duties per lb. weight in certain major markets for our exports as could be made in the time available are, however, given below.external United Kingdom trade in spun staple fibre yarn, represented by imports and by exports;

It is not clear what information is required, but imports and United Kingdom exports were as follows:

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the total square footage of factory floor space in respect of which industrial development certificates were granted in 1967; and how this figure compares with 1957.

In Great Britain industrial development certificates for schemes mainly over 5,000 sq. ft. were issued for 87·2 million sq. ft. in 1967 and 63·3 million in 1957; of these 5·7 million sq. ft. in 1967 and 1·8 million sq. ft. in 1957 were in Wales. For 1957, the figures relate only to schemes for manufacturing industry, while those for 1967 also include some schemes for non-manufacturing industry and the conversion of existing buildings to industrial use.

asked the President of the Board of Trade what proportions of the scheduled passenger services from Scottish airports to countries outside the

The estimated proportion of international air passenger services, taken as flights scheduled and advertised in time-tables, offered at Scottish airports by the nationalised corporations during the five-year period was about 20 per cent.; by the British independents about 7 per cent. in 1966 and 1967; and the remainder by overseas airlines.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give details of the amount of freight airlifted from Scottish airports to countries outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man in the years 1963 to 1967, listing the countries to which and the airports from which the freight was sent.

Following is the information:

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the winter statistics and anual totals for the number of weekly scheduled passenger services from Scottish airports to countries outside the United Kingdom, Channel Is

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will give the number of passengers on scheduled flights from Scottish airports to the London airports who subsequently transferred to flights to countries outside the United Kingdom, Channel Islands and Isle of Man in the years 1963 to 1967, stating also the most common destinations.

Regular air traffic statistics are not collected in a

Weekly frequencies of air services for January and estimated annual totals derived from the published timetables for January and July were:form that yields this information. The hon. Member may find of some help the reports of "A Survey of Passenger Traffic at London's Airports, Summer 1965" by the Ministry of Aviation and "London Airports Traffic Study. Heathrow Airport, Part 1: 1966 Traffic Characteristics" by the British Airports Authority. There are copies in the library of the House.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will take steps to ensure that the Census of Production for 1968 forms are framed to enable separate financial statistics to be shown for, respectively, Scotland, England and Wales.

For the 1968 Census of Production, as for previous censuses, separate returns will be obtained for establishments in Scotland and Wales; and the reports will contain separate statements relating to Scotland and Wales in accordance with the provisions of the Statistics of Trade Act, 1947. Separate statements are not prepared for England.

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will offer incentives to Australian business and industrial organisations to encourage Australian businessmen to establish themselves in Scotland.

The full range of development area incentives is already available to suitable Australian firms wishing to set up in the Scottish Development Area.