HC Deb 01 July 1980 vol 987 c532W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade how many millions of tonnes of raw sugar were imported into the United Kingdom from Australia in each year since 1970.

Mr. Parkinson

Imports of raw sugar from Australia were as follows:—

Thousand tonnes
1970 346
1971 606
1972 458
1973 320
1974 353
1975 517
1976 136
1977 49
1978 29
1979 nil

Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, Sub-group 061.1.

Note: Imports from 1976 onwards were mainly for inward processing and re-export.