§ Mr. Chopeasked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will publish figures showing the percentage of the volume and value of seaborne trade between ports in the Republic of South Africa and Southampton in each of the last five years which emanated from the front-line states;
(2) if he will publish figures showing the volume and value of seaborne trade between the Republic of South Africa and Southampton for 1985 and so far in 1986.
§ Mr. MooreInformation on seaborne trade with South Africa through Southampton, up to 1985 was given in the answer by the then Secretary of State on 24 March at col.362. I regret that 1986 data are not yet available.
The foreign port through which trade passes is not available from customs statistics. However, the volume and value of trade through Southampton with the 'frontline states'—Angola, Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe— regardless of foreign port, is given below.
United Kingdom Seaborne trade with the front-line states through Southampton 1981–85 Imports Exports Tonnes Value Tonnes Value '000s £ million '000s £ million 1981 42 24 7 17 1982 43 52 15 42 1983 51 62 15 42 1984 32 49 13 34 1985* 39 54 11 22 * Provisional