§ Mr. Hicksasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will provide a list of the principal types of timber and timber products imported into the United Kingdom in 1976, giving the quantity involved and cost.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information:
Thousand cubic metres £ million cif Soft wood … … 7,144 482 Hard wood … … 861 96 Plywood … … 902 127 Chipboard … … 903 68
Thousand metric tons Other timber*and simply worked wood 264 54 Wood pulp and waste paper 2,394 458 Newsprint 1,134 220 Printing and writing paper 488 136 Kraft paper and board 729 158 Other paper and board not in highly processed forms 730 141 TOTAL 1,940 * Includes pulp wood, pitprops, poles and other manufactured wood.
Percentage of visitors* 1973–74 1976–77 Tourist Board Region Home of Board Members Cumbria … … … … … 0.7 — — Northumbria … … … … … 1.1 — — North-West England … … … … … 5.1 1 1 Yorkshire … … … … … 3.5 — — Heart of England … … … … … 5.0 1 2 East Midlands … … … … … 2.7 1 2 Thames and Chilterns … … … … … 5.6 — — East Anglia … … … … … 4.5 — — Greater London … … … … … 74.6 2 1 West Country … … … … … 7.3 1 — South-East England … … … … … 14.7 1 1 Scotland … … … … … 9.3 — — Wales … … … … … 4.0 — — * Soure:Analysis of International Passenger Survey 1972–73. Appointments are not made to the board in representative capacities