HC Deb 20 December 1976 vol 923 cc28-9W
Sir George Young

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many take-offs there have been at Heathrow between 11.30 p.m. and 6.30 a.m. between Monday and Saturday, and between 11.30 p.m. and 8 a.m. on Sunday so far this year.

Mr. Clinton Davis

In the period 1st January to 9th December this year there were 1,992 take-offs—500 by jet aircraft and 1,492 by non-jets—from Heathrow during the hours specified.

Sir George Young

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many emergency take-offs there have been from Heathrow during the seven summer months outside the permitted hours.

Mr. Clinton Davis

This summer a ceiling of 150 was imposed on jet departures delayed by circumstances which the operator could not reasonably have foreseen. 142 were utilised.

Mr. Bidwell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will consider bringing

IMPORTS OF PARER, PARERBOARD AND MANUFACTURES THEREOF (SITC DIVISION 64) BY THE MEMBER COUNTRIES OF THE EEC
(US $ million c.i.f.)
1972 1973 1974 1975
Belgilum/Luxembourg 314 441 647 540
Denmark 177 250 331 356
France 487 662 1,012 879
German Federal Republic 824 1,134 1,545 1,543
Ireland 58 76 128 110
Netherlands 347 469 706 697
United Kingdom 779 986 1,699 1,385

Source: OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade Series B.

United Kingdom—Overseas Trade Statistics.

Later statistics are not available for some countries.