HC Deb 28 July 1975 vol 896 c359W
28. Mr. Marten

asked the Secretary of State for Trade at what annual rate Great Britain's non-oil trade deficit with EEC is now running, on a balance of payments basis.

Mr. Shore

In the first quarter of 1975, the latest period for which information on a balance of payments basis is available, our non-oil trade deficit with the EEC was at an annual rate of £1,928 million.