HC Deb 09 February 1994 vol 237 cc311-2W
Mr. Cousins

To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer to the right hon. Member for Swansea, West (Mr. Williams) of 1 February, Official Report, column 612, if he will list exports to Malaysia under standard international trade classifications(a) 792, (b) 793 and (c) 981.29 for 1982 to 1993.

Mr. Needham

The information is given in the table.

Value of exports to Malaysia
(£000's)
Year SITC 792 SITC 793 SITC 981.29
1982 6,976 338 NA
1983 8,054 2,318 NA
1984 8,712 192 NA
1985 CC CC NA
1986 3,785 228 NA
1987 2,461 2,077 NA
1988 CC CC CC
1989 CC CC CC
1990 CC CC 0
1991 6,174 789 0
1992 CC CC 0
1993 CC CC CC

Notes:

SITC—Standard International Trade Classification.

792—Aircraft and associated equipment; spacecraft (including satellites) and spacecraft launch vehicles; and parts thereof.

793—Ships, boats (including hovercraft) and floating structures.

981.29—Munitions of war and parts thereof, not elsewhere specified.

CC—Figures not available due to commercial confidentiality.

NA—The SITC was revised in 1988. As a result, exports prior to 1988 corresponding to the current heading 981.29 cannot be separately identified.

Source: HM Customs and Excise.