§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the balance of trade in passenger vehicles with the EEC in 1971 and 1978.
§ Mr. MeacherThe crude trade deficit—imports valued of minus exports valued fob—in passenger motor cars with the EEC as currently constituted was £59 million in 1971 and £1,010 million in 1978.
§ Mr. Martenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what is the balance of visible trade with the EEC for the most recent 12-month period.
§ Mr. John SmithIn accordance with established practice to refer Members to published information where this is readily accessible, I advise the hon. Member that figures on a balance of payments basis for 1978 are given in table 4 of the article "United Kingdom trade in the fourth quarter and year 1978", which appeared inTrade and 298W Industry on 9 March 1979. A copy of this publication is available in the House of Commons Library.