§ Mr. TynanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value of UK imports from Israel was in each of the last five years; what proportion of total imports were defence-related; and what proportion of total imports were from the Occupied Territories. [178585]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienAccording to statistics compiled by HM Customs and Excise, the information is as follows:
defence-related; and what proportion of total exports were destined for the Occupied Territories. [178586]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe information is as follows:
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Exports of goods 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 UK exports to Israel and Occupied Palestinian Territories (£ million) 1,298 1,519 1,366 1,440 1,377 Defence-related exports, as a percentage of total exports 0.03 0.09 0.11 0.15 0.02 Exports to Occupied Palestinian Territories as a percentage of total exports 0.023 0.009 0.018 0.008 0.050 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom; HM Customs and Excise. UK Strategic Export Control Annual Report:FCO, DFID, MOD, DTI.