HC Deb 18 July 1962 vol 663 cc72-4W
Mr. Beaney

asked the President of the Board of Trade what are the total imports of wire for weaving purposes and imports of wire suitable for weaving.

Mr. Erroll

I regret that wire suitable for weaving purposes is not separately distinguished in the trade statistics.

Mr. Beaney

asked the President of the Board of Trade (1) if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT the total amount of woven wire products in quantity and value imported into the United Kingdom;

(2)what are the principal sources of importations of woven wire imports into the United Kingdom;

(3)what are the total amounts of exports of woven wire products from the United Kingdom, and the sources of exportation.

Mr. Erroll

The following is the information in respect of those woven wire products which are distinguished

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS
— 1961 Jan.-Apr., 1962
Sq. ft. £ Sq. ft. £
Woven wire cloth, gauze, fabric, screening, sieving lawn or meshing, square and rectangular mesh (excluding paper-machine (fourdrinier) wires)
Of iron or steel Canada 45,648 30,580 12,787 3,205
Western Germany 333,113 24,671 11,503 2,531
Irish Republic 17,827 7,344 9,165 3,738
France 526,658 15,004 131,556 3,782
Liechtenstein 32,674 10,427 19,123 6,119
U.S.A 15,727 7,633 18 620
All other Countries 25,235 5,346 3,590 2,289
TOTAL 996,882 101,005 187,742 22,284
Of non-ferrous metals [Not separately distinguished]

UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS
— 1961 Jan.-Apr., 1962
Sq. ft. £ Sq. ft. £
Woven wire cloth, gauze, fabric, screening, sieving lawn or meshing, square and rectangular mesh (excluding paper-machine (fourdrinier) wires)
Of iron or steel Canada 168,456 30,157 31,396 6,322
Sierra Leone 35,213 11,060 7,257 3,392
Irish Republic 56,570 7,641 49,572 7,010
Ghana 81,190 10,271 16,131 3,817
South Africa 83,030 22,188 5,870 1,845
Tanganyika 31,539 12,352 1,410 141
India 22,359 11,786 18,376 3,769
Malaya Federation 19,213 10,720 15,468 4,695
Australia 25,329 11,782 17,959 7,735
New Zealand 45,409 13,316 16,625 4,273
All other Countries 1,105,213 117,112 274,224 35,847
Total 1,673,521 258,385 454,288 78,846
Of non-ferrous metals South Africa 70,924 13,816 29,810 6,006
India 28,285 13,333 17,515 6,259
Australia 17,050 5,893 8,099 932
New Zealand 38,020 11,873 7,129 1,940
Canada 78,405 9,673 11,245 1,732
Irish Republic 17,247 5,040 2,076 1,263
Belgium 52,546 9,217 29,465 5,204
Egypt 171,632 9,135 — —
Iran 59,833 6,248 3,420 1,125
Venezuela 73,168 9,803 24,820 3,309
All other Countries 428,361 68,578 145,163 24,692
Total 1.035,471 162,609 278,742 52,462

in the trade statistics; figure for other woven wire products are not available: