§ Mr. Wardellasked the Minister for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report, for the first six months of 1982, the imports into each country of the European Economic Community, together with the country of origin, of each of the following categories of nickel, following the S.I.T.C. (R2) Classification (a) 287.22, (b) 683.22 and (c) 683.24.
§ Mr. Peter ReesA complete breakdown by country of origin could be provided only at disproportionate cost; the available information on total imports is as follows:
European Community—Imports of Nickel January-June 1982 US $ thousand (a) (b) (c) Belgium/Luxembourg 1,622 3,704 110 Denmark 17 562 34 France 27,307 13,117 56 F.R. Germany 40,457 17,308 40 Ireland — 492 64 Italy* 4,637 7,975 183 Netherlands* — 9,352 76 Greece .. .. .. United Kingdom 53,560 5,192 25 Notes: (a) Standard International Trade Classification No. 287.22.
(b) Standard International Trade Classification No. 683.22.
(c) Standard International Trade Classification No. 683.24.
* January-May 1982.
.. Not available.
Sources: United Kingdom—Overseas Trade Statistics.
Others—National Sources.