HC Deb 17 February 1989 vol 147 c412W
Mr. Gordon Brown

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what is the ratio of exports to imports for(a) manufactured goods and (b) all goods and services for each year since 1979 for the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden and Finland.

Mr. Alan Clark

The available information is in the table.

£
In respect of the 1988–89 financial year:
28 September 1988 17,936
16 November 1988 18,000
20 January 1989 1,946

The total amount payable under the grant agreement during the four years 1987–88 to 1990–91 is two thirds of actual expenditure up to a maximum of £200,000.