HC Deb 10 July 2001 vol 371 c460W
Helen Jackson

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the overall value of exports was from the Yorkshire and Humber region in each of the last five years to(a) Europe and (b) the USA; and if she will indicate separately the figures for steel and related products. [2964]

Alan Johnson

The available information is given in the table:

Exports of goods from Yorkshire and the Humber
£ million
EU USA
1999 4,946 754
2000 5,508 928

Notes:

1. Information prior to 1999 is not available.

2. Separate figures for steel and related products are not available.

3. Exports of goods to Europe below the Intrastat reporting threshold cannot be allocated to any region and are, therefore, excluded. Below-threshold trade accounts for some 2 to 2.5 per cent. of UK exports of goods to the EU.