HC Deb 16 July 1980 vol 988 c547W
Mr. Sproat

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the near aircraft miss over Aberdeen during the week ended 11 July involving a military aircraft; whether this aircraft belonged to the Royal Air Force or the West German Air Force; and

I.
Tonnes (metric)
1976 1977 1978 1979
(a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (b)
Total imports 113 6,099 86 8,509 181 18,481 475 32,258
of which consigned from:—
Netherlands 1 450 1 2,422 1 11,395 1 19,786
Denmark 6 1,397 2 1,617 2 3,938 3 6,320
Irish Republic 99 2,989 78 3,293 171 1,887 462 2,238
France — 36 — 248 — 362 — 760
Federal Republic of Germany 0 48 0 9 — — 0 576
Belgium-Luxembourg — — — 467 — 26 — 287
Italy — 16 — — — — — —

II.
January—May 1980
(a) (b)
Netherlands 0 6,271
Denmark — 525
Irish Republic 634 1,166
France 0 554
Notes:
(a) Live poultry (SITC/R1 and R2 Sub-group 001.4).
(b) Dead poultry (including poultry cuts and edible offals other than livers) (SITC/R1 and R2 Sub-group 011.4).
— Nil imports.
0 Imports less than half a tonne.