HC Deb 28 February 1989 vol 148 c118W
Mr. Wray

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster how many of the European countries which have a larger trade deficit than the United Kingdom are oil producers.

Mr. Alan Clark

[holding answer 27 February 1989]: With the exception of Norway no other western European country produces significant quantities of oil. The United Kingdom trade deficit is larger than that of Norway.