§ Mr. Blakerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what percentage of United Kingdom requirements of the following
SOUTH AFRICA AND SOUTH-WEST AFRICA Value of Total Imports Value of Imports Percentage of total value Description 1970 1976 1970 1976 1970 1976 (£ thousand c.i.f.) (£ thousand c.i.f.) Manganese (ore only) … … … 6,155.0 18,290.1 1,636.2 6,487.4 26.6 35.5 Chrome (ore only) … … … 2,067.0 5,213.5 885.0 3,474.4 42.8 66.6 Vanadium (including metal content of pentoxide, ash and residues, and ferro-vanadium). … … … 2,925.3† 4,222.2 * 1,298.6 — 30.8 Antimony … … … … 87.8† 187.7‡ ‡ ‡ Uranium compounds and uranium depleted in U-235 … … … 0.3† 19,316.0 —† — Uranium in other forms … … ‡ ‡ ‡ ‡ Industrial diamonds … … … 193.6† 1,674.3‡ —‡t 2.5 Gold§║ … … … … … 18,986.7†‡ 35,022.1‡ 3.6†‡ 7,701.0‡ Platinum group metals║ … … 15,283.8‡ 36,110.6‡ 3,756.6‡ 13,961.1‡ * Not separately distinguished. † Partial coverage only. ‡ Details excluded by reason of commercial confidentiality or national security. § Includes gold coin and platinum-plated gold. ║ Omits jewellery and other articles made from gold or platinum.