§ Mr. Teddy Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, pursuant to the reply of 14 May, Official Report, column 473, he will provide the figures on trade deficits and surpluses in manufacturing with the European Economic Community and the rest of the world on the overseas trade statistics basis.
§ Mr. ButcherIn the 12 months ending March 1986 there was a crude deficit on trade in manufactures with the European Community of £10.0 billion and a crude surplus of £4.0 billion with the rest of the world.