HC Deb 21 May 1981 vol 5 cc127-8W
Mr. Normanton

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer if he has made any estimate of the amount by which the United Kingdom gross contribution to the Community budget would be reduced if the common customs tariff and levies were applied in German internal trade to goods from the German Democratic Republic.

Mr. Lawson

No. I regret that figures for the levels of trade between the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic are not available since under the West German constitution this constitutes internal trade.