§ Mr. Roy Hughesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the quantity of asbestos cement imported into the United Kingdom for each year since 1981; and how these figures compare with the quantities imported for each of the previous five years.
§ Mr. ChannonAsbestos cement is not separately identified in the statistics of overseas trade.
Imports of articles of asbestos cement, cellulose-fibre cement and the like (the bulk of which is believed to have been of asbestos cement) have been as follows: 127W
Quantity (MT thousands) 1977 33.7 1978 41.5 1979 55.1 1980 66.9 1981 56.7 1982 61.5 1983 101.9 1984 January to October 89.3 Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics, table III, SITC item 661.83