§ Mr. George Robertsonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of consumer goods imported into the European Community from the near east and far east come into the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. ChannonIn 1982 direct imports into the United Kingdom from the near east and the far east accounted for 45 per cent. and 28 per cent. respectively, of direct imports into the European Community as a whole. Information for any later period could be produced only at disproportionate cost.