HC Deb 10 April 1975 vol 889 c477W
Mr. Teddy Taylor

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what is the policy being adopted by the British representatives at the International Energy Conference on the United States proposal for a minimum price for oil; and what progress has been made in arriving at a joint policy on this matter with the EEC.

Mr. Ennals

The members of the International Energy Agency have agreed to draw up a package of measures to encourage the development of alternative energy resources and reduce dependence on imported oil. This package will include

Fresh, chilled or frozen Dried, smoked, salted or in brine Shellfish fresh, dried, salted or in brine Total
£'000 £'000 £'000 £'000
Belgium-Luxembourg 16,434 2,268 7,759 26,462
Denmark Statistics not available
France 109,902 30,977 114,421 255,300
Germany 91,139 11,887 10,872 113,897
Ireland Statistics not available
Italy 142,439 99,099 47,673 289,211
Netherlands 17,848 1,435 5,840 25,122
United Kingdom 26,892 254 7,709 34,855
Sources:
All countries except United Kingdom—NIMEXE.
United Kingdom—Sea Fisheries Statistical Tables.

Information is not readily available to enable these statistics to be broken down by country of origin.