§ Vera BairdTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value of imports of timber from Burma was in the past two financial years; and which companies imported the timber. [97220]
§ John HealeyI have been asked to reply.
HM Customs and Excise are the Department responsible for collecting and recording statistics on the movement of goods with other countries. Information on individual importers and consignments is recorded from customs documents submitted at import but cannot be disclosed for reasons of commercial confidentiality; Exemption 13 of the Open Government Code applies. The value of timber and wood imports from Burma, which is published in Overseas Trade Statistics and is available on Customs' website (www.uktradeinfo.com), is:
Apr 00—Mar 01 £3,434,228 Apr 01—Mar 02 £3,623,984 The above figures include timber and processed wood products such as plywood, but exclude made-up articles of wood.