§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the balance of trade between the United Kingdom and the separate States of COMECON for the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. MeacherIn accordance with established practice to refer hon. Members to published information where this is readily accessible, the United Kingdom's crude trade balance—that is, the difference between exports valued fob and imports valued cif—with these countries can be readily derived from table IB of the publications "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom", copies of which are in the House of Commons Library.