§ Mr. Skeetasked 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 SmithI have been asked to reply.
Press reports suggest that two member States have asked the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries to hold
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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