HC Deb 03 November 1992 vol 213 cc135-6W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what were the main proposals put forward by Her Majesty's permanent representative to the International

EC Trade in rough diamonds1 in 1991
Value in millions £s as percentage of UK figure:
Imports Exports Imports Exports
United Kingdom 397.62 4.04
France 1.32 0.56 -99.67 -86.15
Belgium/Luxembourg 526.16 1.38 32.33 -65.76
Netherlands 0.14 0.07 -99.97 -98.25
Federal Republic of Germany 0.00 0.02 -100.00 -99.60
Italy 0.04 0.11 -99.99 -97.29
Ireland 0.07 0.00 -99.98 -100.00
Denmark 0.07 0.01 -99.98 -99.79
Greece 0.00 0.00 -100.00 -100.00
Portugal 0.12 0.00 -99.97 -100.00
Spain 0.01 0.00 -100.00 -100.00
1 UK tariff code 71021000: ie Diamonds rough, unsorted.

Source: EUROSTAT.

Atomic Energy Agency at the agency's 1992 annual general conference; and if he will make a statement on decisions taken at the conference that will affect the United Kingdom nuclear industry and Her Majesty's Government's present nuclear policy.

Mr. Eggar

As leader of the United Kingdom delegation, I called for action to improve safety in eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. On behalf of the European Community and its member states, I also called for further measures to strengthen nuclear safeguards, and congratulated the IAEA on the important contribution it has made to international efforts to uncover and render harmless Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. I have placed a copy of my speech in the Library of the House of Commons.

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