§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the value of exports to Norway of items covered by the duty-free quota system for each year since the agreement was signed; and what were the corresponding figures for imports from that country;
(2) what was the value of exports to Sweden of items covered by the duty-free quota system for each of the past four years; and what were the corresponding figures for imports from that country;
(3) what was the value of exports to Finland of items covered by the duty-free quota system for each of the past four years; and what were the corresponding figures for imports from that country.
§ Mr. ShoreFigures for our imports under the agreements for the commodities in question—paper and some paper-based products—and for the corresponding exports, were as follows:
(2) what have been the imports of hand-held calculators and desk calculators in 1974 and in 1975 from Japan, and from countries other than Japan; and which have been the major suppliers.
§ Mr. ShoreThe import statistics do not distinguish between hand-held and 67W desk calculators. Following is the available information for all type of calculators:
1974 1975* January to November TOTAL 1,105,281 2,838,254 of which:— Japan 310,028 1,237,141 U.S.A. 241,205 560,079 Hong Kong 208,111 438,225 Italy 63,793 116,992 F.R. of Germany 62,828 110,905 Singapore 46,068 96,315 Malaysia 42,573 7,895 Netherlands 36,530 37,946 Spain 20,233 3,818 Bulgaria 12,400 116 France 11,261 10,620 Canada 8,809 48,080 Taiwan 5,739 75,020 Other 35,703 95,102 * During the whole of 1975 imports totaled 3,238,387.