HC Deb 13 December 1974 vol 883 c297W
Mr. Spence

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what proportion imports of fertilisers and other essential agricultural raw materials were of total United Kingdom imports in each of the last 10 years.

Mr. Deakins

Commodities indentifiable as principally for agricultural purposes—fertilisers, animal feeding stuffs, disinfectants, insecticides, fungicides, weed killers, etc.—account for the following percentages by value:

1964 1.7
1965 1.9
1966 1.7
1967 1.7
1968 1.6
1969 1.5
1970 1.4
1971 1.3
1972 1.2
1973 1.4

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