EXPORTS TO THE SIX AND THE COMMONWEALTH (Hansard, 29 April 1975)

HL Deb 29 April 1975 vol 359 c1241WA 1241WA

§ Lord SHINWELL
asked Her Majesty's Government:
To state the percentage of British exports in the three year period 1960 to 1964 to the six countries of the EEC and those countries included in the Commonwealth respectively.

§ The MINISTER of STATE DEPARTMENT of INDUSTRY (Lord Beswick)
In the period 1960 to 1964 20 per cent. of United Kingdom exports were sent to the Six original member countries of the EEC and 31 per cent. of exports to the Commonwealth, under its 1964 definition.