§ Mr. Deakinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will estimate the statistical correlation between the value of United Kingdom exports and the number of jobs in the United Kingdom, indicating how much correlation is established.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerUnited Kingdom employment levels are affected by many factors, of which the level of exports is only one. It would be very difficult to identify the relationship between the level of exports and employment in isolation from all the other influences on employment levels.