Oil and Petroleum

HC Deb 06 December 1976 vol 922 cc36-7W

Mr. Woof

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of imports into the United Kingdom from member countries of the EEC of oil and petroleum products during 1974 and 1975 to the latest available date; and what proportion these imports formed of Great Britain's total trade deficit with these countries in each year.

Mr. Meacher

In 1974 and 1975 the values of these imports consigned from the EEC were £683 million and £766 million respectively, 31 per cent. and 32 per cent. of the United Kingdom's total crude trade deficit with the EEC in each year.