§ Mr. Colvinasked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish figures showing the volume and value of seaborne trade between the Republic of South Africa and Southampton for the last five years for which statistics are available.
§ Mr. RidleyThe information requested is as follows:
United Kingdom Seaborne Trade with South Africa through Southampton 1981–1985 Imports Exports Tonnes '000s Value £ million Tonnes £ '000s Value £ million 1981† 136 147 190 361 1982 232 220 278 585 1983 270 307 328 706 1984 202 265 297 630 1985* 189 193 158 329 * Provisional. † includes Namibia. 1981, 1984 and 1985 traffic levels were affected by strikes at Southampton during which its share of the trade with South Africa switched to other ports.