§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade, for each year since 1960, what was the weight-distance, expressed in thousand million tonne-miles carried, of United Kingdom imports and of United Kingdom exports, distinguishing if possible between trade in oil and in non-oil products.
§ Mr. Sproat[pursuant to the reply, 21 January 1983, c. 246]: The information requested is available for United Kingdom seaborne trade in the following published sources available in the House of Commons Library.
1970–1980: Business Monitor MA8, Nationality of Vessels in United Kingdom Seaborne Trade 1980, tables 2a, 2b and 2e. 1965–1969: Business Monitor M8 Nationality of Vessels in Seaborne Trade 1974/5, table 2. Figures for earlier years are not available.