§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the value of imports into the United Kingdom of (i) finished wood, (ii) leather goods, (iii) footwear, (iv) iron and steel products and (v) copper wire from(a) India, (b) Pakistan and (c) Indonesia for each of the past five years; what tariff or non-tariff restrictions exist on such imports from (1) Commonwealth and (2) non-Commonwealth developing countries; and whether Her Majesty's Government or the European Commission have any proposals to reduce such restrictions.
Imports from India, Pakistan and Indonesia—1982 to 1986 £'000 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 India Finished wood 10 20 16 30 17 Leather goods 17,146 20,855 30,895 38,233 26,902 Footwear 5,419 4,780 4,825 6,098 4,749 Iron and steel products 443 170 108 83 457 Copper wire 15 — 3 1 — Pakistan Finished wood — — — — — Leather goods 574 1,441 2,531 3,068 3,267 Footwear 2,167 1,291 1,045 1,379 926 Iron and steel products 21 10 1 — 216 Copper wire — — — 0 — Indonesia Finished wood — — 5 16 41 Leather goods 20 55 54 14 123 Footwear 1 21 16 765 3,053 Iron and steel products 2 — — 501 2,026 Copper wire — — — — — Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes:
1. 0 = less than £500; — = nil trade.
2. Definitions:—
Finished wood: Standard International Trade Classification Revision 2 (SITC R2) sub-groups 248.22, 248.32.
Leather goods: SITC R2 Division 63 less sub-group 613.0.
Footwear: SITC R2 Division 85.
Iron and steel goods: SITC R2 Division 67.
Copper wire: SITC R2 sub-group 682.21 (part) and 693.12.
3. 1986 figures provisional.
4. Imports valued cif.