§ Mr. John Evansasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the value of EEC-built ships imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years.
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§ Mr. Clinton DavisFollowing is the information:
(£ million) 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 106.1 55.0 108.9 167.9 196.2 Note. Includes ships not recorded as imported in the overseas trade statistics because they are delivered abroad to United Kingdom owners for use overseas. Excludes second-hand ships.
(£ million) 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 West Germany … 3.2 4.7 5.7 6.9 2.0 Netherlands … 4.7 7.6 4.0 6.0 8.0 Belgium/Luxembourg … 0.3 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.4 France … 0.3 4.4 2.0 0.9 2.0 Italy … 0.5 0.3 0.4 0.9 0.9 Denmark (including Faroes and Greenland) … 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.6 Irish Republic … 1.1 3.2 0.4 0.3 13.5 Note: Excludes second-hand ships.