HC Deb 12 December 1979 vol 975 c629W
Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) what was the value of imports of steel and steel products from developing countries in each of the past five years;

  1. (2) what was the total value of imports of steel and steel products into the United Kingdom in each of the past five years;
  2. (3) what was the value of exports of steel and steel products from the United Kingdom to developing countries in each of the past five years;
  3. (4) what was the value of exports of steel and steel products from the United Kingdom to countries other than deve-

UNITED KINGDOM STEEL IMPORTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF UNITED KINGDOM STEEL CONSUMPTION
1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
From EEC Countries … … 15.6 16.8 16.4 15.3 14.3
From Developing Countries* … 0.3 0.1 0.6 0.4 0.6
* Defined as Africa (excluding South Africa); Central and South America; Near and Middle East (excluding Japan); Australasia (excluding Australia and New Zealand).