HC Deb 24 June 1997 vol 296 c497W
Mr. Denzil Davies

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, pursuant to the statement of the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, the hon. Member for Neath (Mr. Hain), of 18 June,Official Report, column 245–48, what, for the latest available year, was the total value (a) of Welsh exports and (b) of Welsh imports. [5130]

Mr. Hain

Export and import statistics are only collected on a UK basis and I am afraid my statement on 18 June was based on a misinterpretation. I intend to write to the hon. Member with an explanation as soon as possible and place a copy of my letter in the Library.