§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, further to his answer of 28 April, Official Report, column 351, on food imports, whether he will provide the 1984 figures for the countries listed in 1970 and not in 1984 and the 1970 figures for countries listed in 1984 and not 1970.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe information is in the following table.
United Kingdom Trade Share of United Kingdom food imports* United Kingdom share of imports of manufactures† 1970 Italy 1.5 6.3 Belgium/Luxembourg 0.8 7.2 FR of Germany 0.6 5.5 1984 Canada 2.8 2.0 S. Africa 1.8 ‡15.3 Australia 0.6 7.4 * Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Section 0. † Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) Sections 5 to 8. ‡ United Kingdom share of OECD countries' exports of manufactures. Source: OECD.