§ Mr. Craigenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the proportion of timber and wood pulp requirements which Great Britain has imported during each of the last 10 years; and what were the total import costs involved.
§ Mr. DeakinsFigures for consumption are not available prior to 1965 for timber and prior to 1967 for wood pulp. In subsequent years imports accounted for about three-quarters to four-fifths of timber consumption and nine-tenths of wood pulp consumption. Following is the information on the value of imports:
£ million cif Timber Wood pulp 1964 … … … 217 136 1965 … … … 219 138 1966 … … … 193 132 1967 … … … 191 124 1968 … … … 230 153 1969 … … … 217 162 1970 … … … 237 195 1971 … … … 244 160 1972 … … … 253 170 1973 … … … 457 198