HC Deb 09 February 1989 vol 146 c754W
Mrs. Mahon

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster which European Economic Community countries are running a smaller trade deficit with the rest of the Community, expressed as a percentage of gross domestic product, than the United Kingdom.

Mr. Alan Clark

On the basis of the latest information available all other Community countries except Portugal and Greece are running either surpluses or smaller deficits as a percentage of GDP.