HC Deb 14 February 1983 vol 37 c42W
Mr. Peter Robinson

asked the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1) what are the main exports from Northern Ireland; and what percentage of total exports they form;

(2) what are the main categories of imports into Northern Ireland; and what percentage each category contributes to total imports;

(3) what was the value of (a) imports and (b) exports to Northern Ireland in 1982, 1981, 1979 and 1972; from which areas the imports came; what percentage of the total imports came from each of the areas; to where the exports went; and what was the percentage of total exports going to each of these areas.

Mr. Adam Butler

Statistics of imports and exports maintained by Her Majesty's Government are for the United Kingdom as a whole and do not identify separately the trade of the various regions of the country.