Balance of Payments

HC Deb 25 July 1978 vol 954 cc685-6W

Mr. Lawson

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to the Written Answer to the hon. Member for Blaby on 19th July, if he will provide, for the periods end-June 1970 to end-February 1974 and end-February 1974 to end-June 1978 respectively, a breakdown of the balance of payments on current account between (a) the current account balance of payments with the OPEC countries and (b) the current account balance of payments with the rest of the world.

Mr. Robert Sheldon

I will let the hon. Member have a reply as soon as possible.