HL Deb 26 July 1984 vol 455 cc519-20WA
Lord McIntosh of Haringey

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether information gathered detailing the amount and nature of trade between the United Kingdom and its European Community partners may be legitimately published on a national basis as a part of any regular reporting of international trade.

Lord Belstead

Information in some detail is published by the Statistical Office of the European Community and the individual member states. I have no grounds for doubting the legitimacy of this long-standing practice.