HC Deb 14 December 1981 vol 15 cc5-6W
Mr. Marlow

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what items are covered, over what period and with what value, and what is the volume of trade concerned, in the memorandum of understanding signed with Brazil on 26 October.

Mr. Sproat

The projects covered by the memorandum are as follows:

Approx value ex UK US $ million
Ships (4 roll on roll off and 2 container ships) 219
Santa Cruz power station (oil to coal conversion) 141
Prospera mine 68
Equipment for corvettes and naval training ship 130
Recife urban transport system 70
Offshore oil services 54
Trade in Motor Vehicles with other Countries of the European Community, 1971–80
£ million
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980
IMPORTS, CIF
Country whence consigned:
France 50 89 115 91 138 218 287 350 555 406
Belgium-Luxembourg 12 16 19 12 21 76 117 146 178 212
Netherlands 6 16 27 27 21 31 38 46 82 88
Federal Republic of Germany 57 98 128 122 129 289 508 679 1,043 795
Italy 24 39 46 42 67 94 159 205 246 177
Irish Republic 2 2 3 6 8 12 18 15 48 67
Denmark 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1
Greece 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

The Memorandum provides for contracts to be signed by 30 April 1982.