HC Deb 12 December 1984 vol 69 c500W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the size of the deficit in manufactured trade with the European Economic Community over the past 12 months.

Mr. Norman Lamont

Data for this trade on the balance of payments basis are available only quarterly. In the year ending September 1984 the deficit was £7.9 billion.