HC Deb 16 November 1978 vol 958 c325W
Mr. Fred Evans

asked the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether he will allow the facility of a duty-free shop at the Cardiff airport.

Mr. Denzil Davies

No. The number of international passengers using Cardiff (Wales) airport has not yet reached the

UNITED KINGDOM TRANSACTIONS WITH COUNTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
£million
1974 1975 1976 1977
Trade—
Balance of trade … −2,042 −2,412 −2,127 −1,733
Value of imports* … 7,623 8,685 11,179 13,611
Value of exports* … 5,581 6,273 9,052 11,878
Contributions to Community Institutions—
Gross contribution to the Community Budget … 181 342 463 737
Capital contribution to ECSC, and production levy … 15 16 11 12
Capital contribution to EIB … 23 12 5 6
Receipts, grants and loans from Community Institutions—
Receipts from Community Budget … 150 398 296 368
Grants from ECSC … 1 7 7 9
Loans from ECSC … 60 109 297 181
Loans from EIB … 80 187 259 321
* BoP basis.
Figures for the volume of trade with EEC countries are not available.