HC Deb 19 October 1973 vol 861 cc351-2W
Mr. Skinner

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT monthly export and import figures for the period January 1972 to the latest possible date for trade between United Kingdom and France;

(2) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT monthly export and import figures for trade between the United Kingdom and Luxembourg for the period from January 1972 to the latest possible date;

(3) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT monthly export and import figures for trade between the United Kingdom and Holland for the period from January 1972 to the latest possible date;

(4) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT monthly export and import figures for trade between the United Kingdom and Belgium for the period from January 1972 to the latest possible date;

(5) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT monthly export and import figures for the period January 1972 to the latest possible date in respect of trade between the United Kingdom and West Germany;

(6) if he will list in the OFFICIAL REPORT monthly export and import figures for the period January 1972 to the latest possible date in respect of trade between the United Kingdom and Italy.

Sir G. Howe

Information up to August 1973 is given in Tables II and V of the appropriate issues of the monthly Overseas Trade Statistics; the provisional figures for September are:

Exports (f.o.b.) £ million Imports (c.i.f.) £ million
£ million £ million
France 50.3 71.3
Luxembourg 0.7 0.7
Netherlands 46.3 79.8
Belgium 53.4 37.9
West Germany 57.2 113.1
Italy 27.3 41.6