HC Deb 08 November 1982 vol 31 cc19-20W
28. Mr. Frank Allaun

asked the Minister for Trade if he will make a statement on trade with Chile.

Mr. Peter Rees

Our exports to Chile are worth about £50 million a year. We import from Chile rather more than twice that amount, mostly in copper and metalliferous ores.

34. Mr. Clinton Davis

asked the Minister for Trade if he will make a statement concerning the recent visit to Chile by the Minister of State, Department of Trade.

Mr. Peter Rees

My visit, on which I was accompanied by a team of business men, was designed to support British exporters in that market.