HC Deb 16 February 1979 vol 962 cc663-5W
Mr. Shepherd

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out in the Official Report a table showing for each year since 1961 the imports and exports

I. IMPORTS
February-December January-November
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
TOTAL NUMBERS of which consigned from: 3,679 3,603 2,301 3,074 3,470 3,647(a)
Irish Republic 2,157 1,947 1,339 1,998 2,367 2,283
France 633 619 455 510 489 504
United States of America 579 611 167 213 209 336
Italy 89 81 98 106 85 117
Netherlands 47 136 43 38 42 98
Federal Republic of Germany 50 69 71 85 87 84
Argentina 11 5 14 3 16 44
Belgium-Luxembourg 32 55 23 26 50 37
Denmark 6 3 25 9 22 37
Canada 4 5 3 9 10 19
Spain 9 27 21 17 21 17
Sweden 13 10 19 15 29 14
Portugal 6 1 1 1 14
Norway 10 2 2 7 9 10
Poland 6 15 8
Austria 31 12 2 6 3 5
Other countries 8 9 18 31 15 20
II. EXPORTS
February-December January-November
1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978
TOTAL NUMBERS of which consigned to: 4,697 5,152 5,305 4,746 4,311 3,376(a)
Irish Republic 2,128 1,739 1,499 1,439 1,597 1,188
France 859 848 861 646 475 412
Australia 152 606 470 278 313 399
Italy 256 310 302 276 214 219
Federal Republic of Germany 185 121 186 190 192 172
Netherlands 81 98 294 174 218 159
Belgium-Luxembourg 99 162 232 222 258 126
New Zealand 57 118 57 63 75 90
United States of America 78 162 168 173 108 78
Malaysia 45 61 48 62 89 71
Sweden 120 141 125 97 57 41
Hong Kong 19 23 42 41
Trinidad and Tobago 6 5 11 85 40 38
Canada 16 41 69 31 33
Barbados 17 5 13 45 23 31
Norway 63 112 113 51 45 30
Switzerland 22 39 55 32 21 24
Denmark 95 39 143 138 47 21
Spain 73 80 77 28 60 20
Austria 19 22 31 33 67 15
Japan 184 130 47 16 5 8
Greece 38 44 41 3 3
South Africa 33 71 90 113 21 2
Brazil 14 66 93 118 34 1
Argentina 1 11 51 46 60
Other countries 72 146 238 329 216 154
Notes:
(a) During 1978 4,049 pure-bred breeding horses were imported, and 4,095 were exported.
(b) Figures relate to pure-bred breeding horses included in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics under SITC Sub-group 001.5.

of thoroughbred bloodstock and the countries involved in that trade.

Mr. Meacher

Overseas trade in thoroughbred horses can be identified only from February 1973 onwards. Following is the available information:

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