§ 10. Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what further consultations are planned with the Confederation of British Industry on the subject of Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. John DaviesMy Department continues to hold regular discussions with the C.B.I. at which all aspects of the negotiations are discussed.
§ 15. Mr. Moyleasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether it is now the policy of Her Majesty's Government to ensure that no tariff barriers will be erected between those members of the European Free Trade Association which might join the European Economic Community and those which will stay out.
§ Mr. John DaviesAt the last Ministerial meeting of E.F.T.A., we reaffirmed the strong interest of all E.F.T.A. members in avoiding the re-erection of tariff barriers between the present members of E.F.T.A. after the enlargement of the European Economic Community. We hope that the arrangement currently under discussion between the Community and other E.F.T.A. countries will reflect this.
§ 21. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what further consultations are planned with trades union leaders on the subject of Great Britain's entry into the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. John DaviesMy Department had discussions with trade union officials last
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CONSUMER'S EXPENDITURE PER HEAD* £ sterling† Average annual rates of growth at constant 1963 prices Value per head at current prices and exchange rates 1963 1969 1963–1969 United Kingdom … … 373 514 1.5 European Economic Community … … 314 558 4.1 German Federal Republic … … 338 580 3.7 France … … 385 701 4.5 Italy … … 223 402 4.1 Netherlands … … 261 510 4.0 Belgium … … 357 615 3.4 Luxembourg … … 365 612 2.8 * Source: The above estimates are derived from statistics published in "National Accounts 1958–1969" and "General Statistics"; Statistical Office of the European Communities. † The values per head have been converted to sterling at official exchange rates which do not necessarily represent differences in the internal purchasing power of the national currency. week, and meetings have been held by other Government Departments.
§ 47. Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the total amount of coal produced in each of the countries of the European Economic Community.
§ Mr. John DaviesFollowing is the information:
E.E.C.: COAL PRODUCTION IN 1970 Million tons Western Germany … … 109.6 France … … 36.8 Belgium and Luxembourg … … 11.2 Netherlands … … 4.4 Italy … … 0.3 Total … … 162.3 The above figures exclude the production of lignite, which is of much lower calorific value than hard coal. Total production of lignite in E.E.C. countries in 1970 was about 111 million tons, of which 107 million tons was produced in Western Germany.
§ 67. Mr. Crouchasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will provide details showing per capita private consumption in 1970, compared with 1963, in the United Kingdom, the European Economic Community as a whole, and individual European Economic Community countries, respectively.
§ Mr. John DaviesIn 1963 private consumption per capita was higher in the United Kingdom than in the European Economic Community as a whole but the reverse was true in 1969, the latest year for which figures are available.
Following is the information:
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§ 7. Mr. Dodds-Parkerasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will provide details of the increase in trade from 1958 to the latest year for which statistics are available, between the Yaoundé States and the United Kingdom and the European Economic Community, respectively.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe following table shows that there has been a substantial increase in trade since 1958 although the United Kingdom remains relatively unimportant in the trade of these states:
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS OF THE YAOUNDE STATES U.S. $ million 1958 1968 Increase between 1958 and 1968 Imports from United Kingdom 48 64 16 European Economic Community 771 1,108 337 Exports to United Kingdom 57 96 38 European Economic Community 769 1,299 530
§ Mr. Hardyasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the amount of steel produced and the number of workers employed in the steel industry in each of the European Economic Community countries during the last year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RidleyDetails of steel production and steel industry work force of the European Coal and Steel Community countries for 1970 are given below:
Steel Production million tons Manual Workers Other Employees (at 31.1.2.70) West Germany 45.04 180,628 48,326 France 23.77 109,891 36,246 Italy 17.28 63,304 13,420 Luxembourg 5.46 19,716 2,991 Netherlands 5.03 13,550 7,592 (at 30.11.70) Belgium 12.61 50,155 9,713 SourceECSC's Bi-monthly publication of "Iron and Steel" Statistics.