asked the Minister of Labour what priority for obtaining staff will be given to those firms and companies engaged in invisible export, and if this form of hard-currency earning activity without drawing on the manual labour pool will again be encouraged.

The activities to which the hon. Member refers are regarded as essential work to be encouraged and vacancies arising on it will have priority over nonessential vacancies in submitting workers covered by the Control of Engagement Order.

Would the Minister give greater weight to those satisfactory remarks by re-opening the Liverpool Cotton and the London Metal Exchanges?

That is not my responsibility.