§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the total export from the United Kingdom of capital for direct financial investment for manufacturing industry and for other purposes to each of the EEC countries in 1975, 1976 and 1977, respectively; and what has been the total inward direct financial investment into the United Kingdom for manufacturing industry and any other purposes from each of the EEC countries over the same period.
§ Mr. MeacherThe information available relates to net direct investment by the United Kingdom, excluding oil, and net direct investment in the United Kingdom, excluding oil and insurance, for 1975 and is published in tables 3.3 and 4.3 respectively of Business Monitor, M4, Overseas Transactions 1975, a copy of which is in the Library. Individual country figures for 1976 and 1977 are not available.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of imports into the United Kingdom from member countries of the EEC of oil and petroleum products during 1976 and 1977, respectively; and what proportion these imports formed of Great Britain's total trade deficit with these countries in each of those years.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information:
Value (£ million cif) Percentage of total crude trade deficit 1976 … 951 43 1977 … 1,021 51 Note: Petrol and petroleum products as defined in SITC(R) Division 33.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of the total imports of stocks of beef, veal, mutton, Iamb, pork, bacon and ham, into the United Kingdom from countries of the EEC for 1977.
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§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the available information:
£ thousand cif Beef and veal 191,519 Mutton 44 Lamb 951 Pork 8,896 Bacon and ham, etc.* 259,390 * Bacon and ham include other dried, salted or smoked pig meat.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what quantities of bone-in and bone out meat have been exported to and imported from other countries of the EEC in 1977.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information:
Thousand tonnes Exports Imports Bone-in 139.1 418.8 Boneless or boned* 4.7 76.4 * Trade in boneless or boned meat comprises mainly beef but includes a small amount of pork.
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what percentage of the United Kingdom imports from countries of the EEC was attributable to food imports in 1976 and 1977; and how these compare with imports from non-EEC countries over the same period.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing are the percentages:
1976 1977 EEC countries … 17.5 16.2 Non-EEC countries … 12.7 13.9
§ Mr. Woofasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the value of United Kingdom imports and exports to and from the rest of the member countries of the EEC compared with non-EEC countries on the balance of payments basis for 1976 and 1977, respectively.
§ Mr. MeacherI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.