§ LORD KENNETasked Her Majesty's Government:
How much blue asbestos, by weight, was imported into the United Kingdom in each year since 1967:
§ THE EARL OF LIMERICKBlue asbestos is not distinguished from other forms of asbestos in the trade statistics and in consequence no official import figures are available. The Asbestos Information Committee, using trade sources, believes that there were no imports in 1971 and 1972 and has estimated that imports in earlier years were:
short tons 1967 … … … 1,724 1968 … … … 1,651 1969 … … … 1,349 1970 … … … 739