§ Mr. John Ellisasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will give the latest available figures for imports of steel from the European Community and the exports of steel to the European Community;
(2) if he will give the latest available figures for imports of steel from outside the European Community and the exports of steel to anywhere outside the European Community.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information for the 12 months ended January 1979:
INGOTS, SEMI-FINISHED AND FINISHED STEEL Thousand tonnes Imports Exports EEC 2,196 1,308 Rest of the world 1,369 3,015 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics—chiefly SITC (R2) groups 672–675, sub-groups 678.2–4 and 679.3, plus relevant parts of items 676.01 and.02, 679.42 and 791.99.