§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the quantities of cobalt imported into the United Kingdom in 1976 and 1977, indicating the main supplier countries and the percentage of imports from each source.
§ Mr. Meacher:Following are the details of identifiable imports of cobalt:
Grant-in-Aid Revalued at1970 prices Index of change in real terms £'000 £'000 1970–71 3,250 3,250 100 1971–72 3,550 3,479 107 1972–73 4,500 4,019 124 1973–74 5,600 4,648 143 1974–75 5,446 4,221 130 1975–76 7,058 4,567 141 1976–77 8,085 4,164 128 1977–78 9,634 4,393 135 1978–79 { 11,087 (cash limit) } 4,468 137