HC Deb 27 February 1996 vol 272 c432W
Mr. Ian McCartney

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what has been the amount and monetary value of asbestos cement and asbestos friction materials imported into the United Kingdom in each of the last five years. [16617]

Mr. John M. Taylor

The answer is in the table:

UK imports of asbestos cement and asbestos friction materials
Asbestos cement Asbestos friction materials
Year £ million Tonnes £ million Tonnes
1991 29 88,178 18 4,099
1992 23 71,210 21 5,706
1993 20 61,816 22 3,668
1994 25 74,154 23 4,643
1995 (January-September) 15 47,024 18 3,672

Notes:

1. Asbestos cement is defined as heading 661.83 of the standard international trade classification (SITC) revision 3, and includes articles of cellulose fibre-cement.

2. Asbestos friction materials are defined as heading 663.8 SITC revision 3.

Source:

"Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom".

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