§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what proportion of the total United Kingdom cement market was supplied by imports from Greece in 1987.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe volume of cement imports from Greece in 1987 was 176,661 tonnes. No information is available on the size of the United Kingdom cement market in 1987, but in 1986 it was 13 million tonnes.
§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will publish in theOfficial Report the evidence submitted by his Department to the European Commission, on the subject of the Commission's inquiry into support given by the Greek Government to Heracles General Cement Company.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkObservations submitted by Her Majesty's Government to the Commission form part of confidential exchanges between member states and the Commission in the course of its investigation.
§ Mr. Simon CoombsTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what information he has on the level of subsidy paid by the Greek Government on imports of cement to the United Kingdom since 1 January; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI do not have comprehensive information on the extent of subsidies paid by the Greek Government to Greek cement producers which may have an influence on their exports to the United Kingdom. While export subsidies were planned to decline sharply between 1986 and 1988, other aids to Greek cement producers are being investigated by the European Commission.