§ Mr. SteinbergTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the United Kingdom work force is employed by foreign-owned businesses.
§ Mr. Norman LamontI have been asked to reply.
570Wdeficit was £3.8 billion. This compares with £5.2 billion in the previous quarter and £6.6 billion a year earlier. Export volumes, less oil and erratics, have risen 8 per cent. over the past year while imports were unchanged.