HC Deb 21 May 1975 vol 892 c431W
Mr. Sandelson

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether a decision has been reached on revision of the existing Mole Valley easterly departure route from Heathrow; and, if so, when a revised routeing will be brought into operation.

Mr. Clinton Davis

Following upon consultation with hon. Members, with the Heathrow Airport Consultative Committee, local authorities and others closely concerned, and taking into account the differing proposals made by them, it is the intention to bring into operation, on

Thousand Metric Ton
Imports Exports
1973 1974 January-March 1975 1973 1974 January-March 1975
Total* 1,389 2,406 707 737 657 155
of which:
Bars rods and sections less than 80 mm. 310 370 81 202 171 49
Heavy rolled products angles shapes and sections 80 mm. and over 50 87 12 30 58 16
Plates 3 mm. and over 149 466 185 126 68 19
Sheets under 3 mm. thick coated or uncoated 620 950 271 202 163 29
Tinplate 37 49 18 34 27 8
Rails and railway equipment 1 0 0 9 7 3
Tubes and pipes 222 484 139 134 163 29
* These products are defined in terms of S.ITC(R) groups 673 and 674, sub-groups 678.2 to 678.4, new rails in 676.1 and sleepers and fishplates in 676.2.