§ Mr. Lyellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the total value of imports of timber to the United Kingdom for each of the past five years;
(2) what proportion of the total timber imported into the United Kingdom over the past five years is of a type which is grown commercially in the United Kingdom; arid if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkInformation on the value of timber imports is as follows:
United Kingdom Imports of Timber £ Million 1981 600 1982 668 1983 932 1984 1,000 1985 *885 Source: SITC/(R2) headings 246.01, 247 and 248.
Note: Imports are valued cif.
* Provisional
Over the past five years about 70 per cent. of timber imported into the United Kingdom has been of a type that could be grown commercially in the United Kingdom.