§ Mr. Hooleyasked the Lord Privy Seal what proposals will be made by the British Government to the United Nations conference that will be convened in 1981 to
TABLE 1: INDEX OF PRODUCTION OF THE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY (1970=100) Year First half Country 1952 1960 1967 1972 1978 1979 United Kingdom … … … 31 60 83 108 134 139 Germany (Federal Republic) … .. 38 73 113 139 151 France … … … … .. 42 75 118 150 164 Italy … … … … .. 39 84 113 153 170 United States of America … … .. 49 84 119 159 .. Japan … … … … .. 24 61 114 .. .. Source: United Kingdom—National statistics; Other countries—United Nations and Eurostat. There is no readily available information on the value of sales—or production
TABLE 2: VALUE OF SALES IN THE CHEMICALS INDUSTRY Year £ million First half Country 1952 1960 1967 1972 1978 1979 United Kingdom … … … 910 1,730 2,800 4,490 14,690 8,400 Source: 1972—Census of Production; Other years—Estimates based on Censuses of Production. Information on the volume of exports readily available is only for the United
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TABLE 3: EXPORT VOLUME INDEX OF CHEMICALS (1975=100) Year First half Country 1952 1960 1967 1972 1978 1979 United Kingdom … … … 15 35 56 85 155 155 Source: Based on Overseas trade Statistics, SITC (R2) section 5. discuss the concept of the Indian Ocean as a zone of peace.
§ Mr. HurdThe form of this conference has still to be decided. Any proposals we might make will depend upon the preparatory work, which we shall follow closely. We hope that a consensus will emerge among the States concerned on the terms of the proposed peace zone. This is a pre-requisite for a successful conference.