§ Sir E. Bullusasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what further precautionary safety measures he has introduced for flight control following the inquiry into the near-miss of aircraft over Harrow-on-the-Hill earlier this year.
§ Mr. NobleI assume that this Question refers to the incident which occurred on 9th January, 1970, and which was the subject of an accident report published earlier this year. I would refer my hon. Friend to the reply given on 12th May to the hon. Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Molloy).—[Vol. 817, c.132.]
UNITED KINGDOM TRADE WITH E.E.C. COUNTRIES £ million Imports 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 West Germany … … 265.4 302.2 339.2 436.4 466.7 Netherlands … … 270.8 291.2 328.7 393.1 408.1 Belgium … … 121.8 128.8 143.1 168.7 182.5 Luxembourg … … 1.7 3.1 3.2 5.3 4.7 France … … 190.5 212.4 255.1 312.0 324.6 Italy … … 144.6 166.2 195.1 235.9 222.6 Exports West Germany … … 285.4 289.7 277.4 364.1 417.2 Netherlands … … 203.0 207.4 205.9 256.1 298.1 Belgium … … 173.8 186.2 182.7 241.2 289.2 Luxembourg … … 1.5 1.5 1.3 2.0 2.7 France … … 193.5 213.3 218.4 253.9 312.8 Italy … … 123.1 148.2 157.9 178.5 210.4