HC Deb 06 December 1995 vol 268 c279W
22. Mr. Merchant

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement on trade with India. [2621]

Mr. Nelson

Trade with India has increased by some 50 per cent. in both directions in the past three years. United Kingdom exports to India amounted to £1.5 billion in the 12 months to the end of September this year. UK imports from India in the same period amounted to £1.3 billion. The Indo-British Partnership—set up following the Prime Minister's visit to India in 1993—has contributed greatly to the strengthening of trade relations between the UK and India.