Cotton Cloth (Hansard, 7 June 1976)

§ Mr. Noble
asked the Secretary of State for Trade how much cotton grey cloth has been imported from India in the current year to the latest convenient date; and what was the amount for the same period last year.

§ Mr. Clinton Davis
This information is published under heading SITC(R) 652.13 in Table III of the respective April issue of theOverseas Trade Statistics.

§ Mr. Noble
asked the Secretary of State for Trade what is India's ordinary quota entitlement for the importing of cotton grey cloth in 1976; how much of the unused quota for 1975 can be carried forward to the current year; and what is India's entitlement from the borrow forward for 1977.

§ Mr. Dell
There is no separate quota for Indian cotton grey cloth which falls within the quota for woven cotton fabrics. The quota for these in 1976 is 22,939 tonnes. Any unused balance may be carried forward from one year to the next up to a maximum of 10 per cent. of the current year's quota. A like quantity may also be brought forward from the following year.

United Kingdom Overseas Trade with, Overseas Trade Statistics basis of which Commonwealth

EEC Rest of World

"Crude" Balance of Trade^* £ million Proportion of total trade † Per cent. "Crude" Balance of Trade^* £ million Proportion of total trade † Per cent. "Crude" Balance of Trade^* £ million Proportion of total trade † Per cent

1973 … … -1,172 13 -2,175 11 -637 13

1974 … … -2,214 17 -4,469 17 -580 10

1975 … … -2,386 16 -1,848 6 -29 0

^* The "crude" balance of trade is the difference between imports valued cif and exports valued fob.

† This represents the crude balance as a proportion of the sum of imports cif and exports fob. For convenience the proportion is expressed as a positive number throughout.

			United Kingdom Overseas Trade with,		Overseas Trade Statistics basis of which Commonwealth
			EEC	Rest of World
			"Crude" Balance of Trade^* £ million	Proportion of total trade † Per cent.	"Crude" Balance of Trade^* £ million	Proportion of total trade † Per cent.	"Crude" Balance of Trade^* £ million	Proportion of total trade † Per cent
1973	…	…	-1,172	13	-2,175	11	-637	13
1974	…	…	-2,214	17	-4,469	17	-580	10
1975	…	…	-2,386	16	-1,848	6	-29	0
^* The "crude" balance of trade is the difference between imports valued cif and exports valued fob.
† This represents the crude balance as a proportion of the sum of imports cif and exports fob. For convenience the proportion is expressed as a positive number throughout.