HC Deb 03 February 1994 vol 236 cc811-2W
Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the aggregate sale of oil from the United Kingdom to all recipient countries in(a) monetary values and (b) tonnage for each month since January 1992.

Mr. Eggar

Monthly exports of oil from the United Kingdom since January 1992 are as follows:

United Kingdom oil1 exports
Value (£ million) Volume (thousand tonnes)
1992
January 539 6,572
February 427 5,217
March 511 6,248
April 542 6,263
May 510 5,862
June 493 5,387
July 525 5,957
August 588 7,069
September 515 6,201
October 667 7,519
November 621 6,531
December 628 6,471
Total 6,566 75,297
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January 483 5,810
February 617 6,500
March 629 5,970
April 602 5,920
May 635 6,300
June 579 6,130
July 729 7,690
August 709 7,800
September 622 7,220
October 717 8,190
1 Petroleum, petroleum products, and related materials; i.e. Division 33 of the Standard International Trade Classification.

2 It should be noted that these figures remain provisional subject to greater revisions than usual. Data on exports to other EC countries are only available up to October.

Source: Central Statistical Office.

Mr. Llew Smith

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the monthly sale of oil in tonnes from the United Kingdom to Cyprus in each month since July 1992.

Mr. Eggar

Monthly exports of oil by the United Kingdom to Cyprus since July 1992 are as follows:

Volume of United Kingdom oil1 exports to Cyprus
Tonnes
1992
July 364
August 256
September 240
October 415
November 259
December 177
Total 1,711
1993
January 148
February 375
March 165
April 255
May 294
June 119
July 291
August 267
September 212
October 257
November 233
Total to November 2,616
1 Petroleum, petroleum products, and related materials; i.e. Division 33 of the Standard International Trade Classification.

Source: Her Majesty's Customs and Excise.