HC Deb 30 November 1990 vol 181 c496W
Mr. Hood

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what is the effect on the balance of payments of the import of foreign oil into Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.

Dr. Mawhinney

The balance of payments relates to trade between the United Kingdom as a whole and the rest of the world. No information is available on the effect on the balance of payments of the import of foreign oil into Northern Ireland.