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Car Production

Mr. Ingram: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what assessment he has made of the effect on the United Kingdom's balance of payments of Ford Escort production being transferred overseas. [15099]

Mr. Greg Knight: I have been asked to reply.

Identifying the change in the balance of payments following the transfer of car production overseas would be a major research task, which could be undertaken only at disproportionate cost.

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