§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what assessment he has made of the reasons for the comparative performance of British exports between 1980 and 1988; what were the corresponding figures for Germany, Italy, France, Belgium and the Netherlands on the same basis as table 6.3 of Eurostat's "Basic Statistics of the Community"; and if he will publish the corresponding figures for the period since 1988.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe Department has not undertaken such an assessment. The information requested is regularly published by Eurostat in "Basic Statistics of the Community", a copy of which is available in the Library of the House.