§ Mr. Ernie Rossasked the Minister for Trade what has been the United Kingdom's balance of trade in information technology for the three latest years.
§ Mr. Peter ReesI regret that no exact answer can be provided because of the difficulty of defining information technology precisely in terms of commodities and services. In view of the variety of equipment and services relevant to the areas of technology in question attempting even a rough answer would entail disproportionate cost.