§ Lord Wyatt of Weefordasked Her Majesty's Government:
What has been the balance of trade (including invisible trade) between the United Kingdom and the other member states of the European Union for each of the years between 1990 and 1996.
§ The Minister of State, Department of Trade and Industry (Lord Fraser of Carmyllie)The UK current account balance with other member states of the European Union, between 1990 and 1995, is published in an article titledGeographic Analysis of the Current Account of the Balance of Payments in Economic Trends, October 1996, by the Office for National Statistics, a copy of which is available in the Library of the House. The current account balance for 1996 is not yet available.