§ Mrs. Bainasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many tons of asbestos have been imported to Great Britain in each of the last five years; and through which ports these imports have come.
§ Mr. DeakinsFollowing is the information for United Kingdom imports:
Thousand metric tons 1971 … … … … 167.8 1972 … … … … 150.3 1973 … … … … 198.1 1974 … … … … 153.0 1975 … … … … 139.2 Figures for the principal ports concerned in 1975 were:
Manchester … … … 53.7 Liverpool … … … 25.3 Southampton … … … 12.9 Avonmouth … … … 9.9 Tilbury … … … 9.8 Lowestoft … … … 8.2 Other ports … … … 19.4