§ Mr. Shepherdasked 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 664W
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. MeacherOverseas trade in thoroughbred horses can be identified only from February 1973 onwards. Following is the available information:
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