§ Mr. Wardellasked the Minister for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report for the first six months of 1982 the imports of nickel into each country of the European Economic Community from the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
§ Dr. Vaughan"Nickel" has been taken to be SITC(R2) categories 287.22, 683.22 and 683.24 as specified in the hon. Member's recent questions on this subject on 23 November 1982—[Vol. 32, c.447–62]—and 7 December 1982—[Vol. 33, c. 482]. Sources readily available show no imports of nickel into EC countries from the USSR in the first six months of 1982. Figures for imports into Greece are not available and for imports into the Netherlands are available only for January to May.