§ Mr. HinchliffeTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what importation of phosphate was undertaken by the United Kingdom annually for each year since 1982.
§ Mr. NeedhamComprehensive statistics on the imports of phosphates are not available. Imports of phosphate are recorded under a large number of categories according to the type of phosphate and its function. The table gives the total figures for the imports of the three largest groups of phosphates: superphosphates, diammonium phosphate and monoammonium phosphate, for each year since 1982.
Imports of phosphates into the United Kingdom Year Metric tonnes £'000s 1982 182,496 21,596 1983 260,878 30,135 1984 282,746 38,386 1985 309,831 42,010 1986 343,414 39,432 1987 386,127 41,883 1988 403,452 46,289 1989 467,591 57,378 1990 561,955 58,570 1991 450,929 48,037 19921 461,611 44,407 1 Excludes figures for December 1992. Note: Phosphates have been defined as the following items of the Standard International Trade Classification: 562.22, 562.93 and 562.94.
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics for United Kingdom.