§ Mr. Ovendenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what quantity and value of waste paper was imported into the United Kingdom in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how these compare with the figures for the previous 12 months.
§ Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 25th April 1978; Vol. 948, c. 541], gave the following information:
Following is the information for waste paper and paperboard:
April 1976-March 1977 April 1977-March 1978 Percentage change Quantity (tonnes) 129,792 93,904 -28 Value (£'000 cif) 8,338 7,542 -9½ Source: Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC. (Rev 1 and 2) sub-group 251.1)