HC Deb 30 April 1975 vol 891 cc171-2W
Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if the Government have received evidence to confirm the growth of an OPEC type structure to cover piped gas and liquefied natural gas.

Mr. John Smith

I have been asked to reply.

Press reports suggest that two member States have asked the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to hold

IMPORTS FROM THE EEC(8)
£ million OTS basis
SITC 1974 1973 1972 1971 1970
00 Live animals 71 72 69 70 55
01 Meat and meat preparations 398 307 228 221 202
02 Dairy products and eggs 280 146 108 99 75
03 Fish 28 27 18 15 13
04 Cereals and cereal preparations 315 154 60 57 53
05 Fruit and vegetables 153 119 94 79 76
06 Sugar, sugar preparations and honey 80 14 7 6 8
07 Coffee, tea, cocoa, spices and manufactures thereof 66 40 25 21 20
08 Feeding stuffs for animals 45 45 28 24 19
09 Miscellaneous food preparations 50 29 18 14 11
0 Food and live animals 1,487 954 653 606 532

an extraordinary ministerial-level meeting in Vienna on 15th May to consider gas production prices and use

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