HC Deb 20 October 1992 vol 212 c269W
Sir David Steel

To ask the Prime Minister if he will provide details of how the figure of $90 billion, referred to in his statement on the economic summit as the amount of additional income to be gained by developing and former communist countries through completion of the GATT talks was calculated; which countries are likely to benefit from this additional income; and which sectors of the developing countries are likely to benefit from the completion of the GATT talks.

The Prime Minister

The figure comes from a report for the OECD development centre by Ian Goldin and Dominique van der Mensbrugghe entitled "Trade Liberalisation: What's at Stake?" It is available in the House of Commons Library, and should provide the further information requested.

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