§ Mr. Leightonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the annual tonnage of steel imports from other countries in the EEC since 1970; and what have been the average exports to those countries.
§ Mr. Parkinson[pursuant to his reply, 3 December 1979, c. 34]: The information for the EEC as currently constituted is as follows:
S. 708/709 INGOTS, SEMI-FINISHED AND FINISHED STEEL Thousand tonnes Imports Exports 1970 642 693 1971 850 611 1972 1,191 677 1973 1,515 908 1974 2,756 821 1975 2,602 692 1976 2,691 1,009 1977 2,418 1,166 1978 2,285 1,284 January-October 1979 2,022 1,222 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC (R1 and 2) Groups 672 to 675, Sub-groups 678.2 to 678.4 and 769.3, plus relevant parts of SITC (R2) Items 676.01 and 676.02, 679.42 and 791.99 and corresponding headings under SITC (R1)).
Note: These figures include trade with Greenland (1973 to 1975) and the Faroes (1973 and 1974).
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§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the money value and tonnage of imported iron and steel for the United Kingdom in the years 1974 to 1979.
§ Mr. Parkinson[pursuant to his reply, 10 December 1979]: The information is as follows:
Thousand tonnes £ million (cif) 1974 4,370 716.3 1975 4,203 823.9 1976 4,754 965.7 1977 4,273 984.6 1978 4,225 1,056.1 January-October 1979 3,669 1,009.1 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics (SITC (Rev 1 and 2) Division 67).