§ Mr. Whitneyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what information he has as to the value of contracts placed in the United Kingdom by the Canadian Federal Government and their agencies in each of the last 10 years for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI regret that I am not aware of any official statistics which would enable us to identify the information which my hon. Friend seeks.
§ Mr. Whitneyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the value of United Kingdom exports to Canada in each of the last 10 years for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe information is as follows:
United Kingdom Exports to Canada £ million, f.o.b. 1971 350 1972 380 1973 414 1974 495 1975 544 1976 630 1977 702 1978 737 1979 767 1980 751 Source: "Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom", SITC (R2), 1981 classification basis.