§ Mr. David Priceasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what is his estimate of the contribution of North Sea gas and 75W North Sea oil, respectively to the United Kingdom balance of payments in the current year.
§ Mr. Lawsonasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer further to the written answer to the hon. Member for Reigate (Mr. Gardiner), Official Report, 13 February, c. 509–11, if he will publish estimates of the current account surplus or deficit on non-oil trade in constant prices for each year since 1973 and for all the quarters of 1978 for which information is available.
§ Mr. Joel BarnettThe information is as follows:
Balance on trade in goods less oil £ million. 1975 prices Balance of payments basis 1973 −1,401 1974 −626 1975 −129 1976 +339 1977 +677 1978 −278 Quarterly information on this basis for 1978 is not available. Estimates for the whole of the current account excluding trade in oil are not available in constant prices.