HL Deb 26 March 1975 vol 358 c1284WA
Lord O'HAGAN

asked Her Majesty's Government:

How far the improvement in British trade figures is the result of British membership of the EEC.

Lord WINTERBOTTOM

Although our trade in total has improved, our deficit with the EEC has worsened comparing the 3-month period December 1974 to February 1975 with the immediately preceding 3-month period.