HC Deb 08 February 1990 vol 166 c788W
Mr. Allen

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list those European countries which have a trade surplus with the United Kingdom, whose trade deficit is a higher proportion of gross domestic product than the United Kingdom's.

Mr. Redwood

In 1988 Portugal, Greece and Spain had higher trade deficits as a percentage of GDP than the United Kingdom. Of these, Portugal was in surplus in trade with the United Kingdom.