§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will publish in theOfficial Report tables setting out United Kingdom imports and exports of (a) cement and (b) precast concrete products over the past five years.
§ Mr. TrippierThe information is as follows.
Cement 1Imports 2Exports Tonnes Value Tonnes Value 000 £000 000 £000 1983 430.0 15,329 393.1 16,434 1984 500.5 17,726 127.2 11,285 1985 618.9 23,668 113.5 12,059 1986 650.2 29,331 107.5 12,288 1987 978.3 37,013 96.0 11,841
Articles of Cement, Concrete and Artifical Stone 1Imports 2Exports Tonnes Value Tonnes Value 000 £000 000 £000 1983 28.2 5,033 97.3 8,086 1984 77.0 8,863 93.3 8,090 1985 35.0 6,353 72.6 8,655 1986 48.3 8,694 69.9 5,746 1987 61.3 11,095 81.4 6,928 1 Imports C.I.F. 2 Exports F.O.B Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom
Standard International Trade Codes 661.2 and 663.32