HC Deb 25 February 1987 vol 111 c292W
58. Mr. Ray Powell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his latest estimate of the visible trade balance for 1987.

64. Mr. Terry Lewis

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is his latest estimate of the visible trade balance for 1987.

Mr. Alan Clark

My right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his autumn statement forecast a deficit of £10½ billion on the visible trade balance for 1987.