§ Mr. Gouldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table comparing net imports of steel in 1983 from the EEC with the corresponding figures in 1970 in terms of value and volume.
§ Mr. Alexander FletcherThe following is the information:
United Kingdom trade in steel industry products with EC(9) countries 1970 1983 '000 tonnes Imports from 642 2,363 Exports to 734 1,475 £ million Imports from 54 743 Exports to 60 442 Source: Iron and Steel Statistics Bureau compiled from HM Customs and Excise statistics.