§ Mr. Biffenasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what has been the volume of egg imports from the EEC for the year to date; and how this compares with the corresponding period for each year since the Treaty of Accession.
(2) if he will list the volume of butter, cheese and milk powder imports for the year to date from EEC, Commonwealth and other sources, respectively, and further show how these figures compare with the corresponding period for each year since the Treaty of Accession.
§ Mr. DeakinsFollowing is the information:
Estimates are made only every three years, when the results of the triennial census of overseas assets become available.
§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the net outflow of United Kingdom direct investment, for the latest available year, to (a) the Commonwealth developing countries, (b) Canada, (c) the United States of America, (d) EFTA, (e) EEC, (f) South and Central America, and (g) the overseas sterling area.
§ Mr. DeakinsThe latest information available relates to 1973 and was published in Table 17 of the Business Monitor M4 Overseas Transactions 1973, a copy of which is in the Library.