§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the causes of the failure of the United Kingdom to achieve a faster rate of economic growth despite its membership of the European Free Trade Association.
§ Mr. HigginsThere is good reason to think that membership of the European Free Trade Association has had a favourable effect on the growth of United Kingdom trade, especially exports. The question of why the United Kingdom's overall growth performance has nevertheless 415W been unsatisfactory is a much wider one on which the Government's views are well known.