§ Mr. Nottasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he will announce his decision as to whether or not he will ban all supersonic commercial flights over land in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. NobleThe decision will be made as soon as I have all the necessary information on which to base it. This will be well before any supersonic aircraft flies on commercial service in United Kingdom airspace.
United Kingdom exports to EEC EEC imports from United Kingdom as a percentage of total EEC imports* United States exports to EEC† EEC imports from United States as a percentage of total EEC imports* $ million (f.o.b.) As a percentage of total United Kingdom exports $ million (f.o.b.) As a percentage of total United States exports 1958 … … 1,374 14.4 5.2 2,365 13.4 12.2 1959 … … 1,553 15.6 5.5 2,325 13.4 10.9 1960 … … 1,709 16.1 5.2 3,404 16.8 12.9 1961 … … 2,003 18.1 5.5 3,505 17.0 12.6 1962 … … 2,320 20.4 5.8 3,581 16.8 12.5 1963 … … 2,634 21.6 6.1 3,887 17.0 12.5 1964 … … 2,696 21.1 5.8 4,482 17.2 12.1 1965 … … 2,744 20.0 5.3 4,906 18.2 11.6 1966 … … 2,928 19.9 5.2 5,264 17.6 11.2 1967 … … 2,878 20.0 4.9 5,388 17.3 10.7 1968 … … 3,109 20.1 4.8 5,870 17.3 10.3 1969 … … 3,673 20.9 4.7 6,669 17.8 9.7 * The proportions of total EEC imports coming from the United Kingdom and the United States are best calculated entirely from EEC import data. † Owing to a discontinuity in United States export statistics figures for 1965 and later years are not fully comparable with those for 1958 to 1964.