§ Mr. David Watkinsasked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion of imports from Arab countries is now covered by exports to those countries.
§ Mr. MeacherFigures on a balance of payments basis are not compiled for this group of countries. On an overseas trade statistics basis, the value of United Kingdom exports (f.o.b.) to Arab countries* in 1976 was 73 per cent. of the value of United Kingdom imports (c.i.f.) from these countries: *Abu Dhabi; Dubai; Sharjah, etc.; Bahrain; Iraq; Jordan; Kuwait; Lebanon; Oman; Qatar; Saudi Arabia; Syria; Yemen Arab Republic; People's Democratic Republic of Yemen; Algeria; Egypt; Libya; Morocco; Sudan; Tunisia.