HC Deb 10 February 1967 vol 740 cc385-6W
Mr. Hamling

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) what were the imports of steel products by quantity, form, and country of origin, for each month in the last five years;

(2) what were the imports of machine tools by amount, type of machine, and country of origin, for each month in the last five years.

Mr. Jay

This information could not be provided without disproportionate effort and expense. The Overseas Trade Accounts which are published each month contain some information of imports of machine tools and steel products; more detailed information on an annual basis for 1964 and earlier years is published in the Annual Statements of the Trade of the United Kingdom.