§ Mr. Llew SmithTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proportion of(a) the low enriched uranium, (b) the highly enriched uranium and (c) the natural uranium imported into and exported from the European Union in each year since 1982, came into and out of the United Kingdom annually since 1982.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe information, where available, is given in the table.
United Kingdom share by value of European Union extra-EU trade in uranium Share of European Union extra-EU imports Per cent. Year Low enriched uranium Highly enriched uranium Natural uranium 1988 8.2 n/a n/a 1989 7.7 n/a n/a 1990 8.5 n/a n/a 1991 27.3 16.8 n/a 1992 37.8 n/a n/a 1993 28.1 n/a 3.3
Share of European Union extra-EU exports Per cent. Year Low enriched uranium Highly enriched uranium Natural uranium 1988 n/a n/a n/a 1989 n/a n/a n/a 1990 n/a n/a n/a 1991 n/a n/a n/a 1992 n/a n/a n/a 1993 15.8 98.1 49.1 n/a not available: data is confidential.
Source: EuroStat Comext database.