HC Deb 26 February 1998 vol 307 cc337-8W
Mr. Gummer

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what estimates she has made of the value of contracts secured by British industry in Kuwait since the ending of the Gulf War. [30816]

Mrs. Beckett

The trade figures with Kuwait since the Gulf War are as follows:

Visible trade figures
£ million
Year UK exports UK imports Balance OECD Market share (percentage)
1990 182 109 +73 13.4
1991 178 30 +148 9.9
1992 262 127 +135 10.2
1993 311 236 +75 10.3
1994 312 239 +73 11.0
1995 551 151 +400 16.6
1996 579 180 +399 15.3
1997 504 201 +303 n/a