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Mr. McCabe: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what the value of export credits for Iran has been in each year since 1996; and what the main trade products between Iran and the UK have been. [132924]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: 1. The Value of export credits for Iran since 1996 is as follows:
Value of Export Credits | |
---|---|
£ thousand | |
1996 | 0 |
1997 | 0 |
1998 | 150 |
1999 | 0 |
2000 | 0 |
2001 | 38,217 |
2002 | 75,692 |
2003 | 83,203 |
2. The main trade products between Iran and the UK up to 2002 are as follows:
1996 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts *nes | 65.6 | |
2 | 78 Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles) | 40.6 | |
3 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 37.9 | |
4 | 59 Chemical materials and products nes | 33.7 | |
5 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 26.1 | |
Total Exports (incl. top five exports as listed above) | 396.6 |
1997 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts nes | 64.7 | |
2 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 55.9 | |
3 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 36.3 | |
4 | 59 Chemical materials and products nes | 33.5 | |
5 | 87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments nes | 31.2 | |
Total Exports (incl. top five exports as listed above) | 402.6 |
1998 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 58.9 | |
2 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts nes | 54.2 | |
3 | 59 Chemical materials and products nes | 34.1 | |
4 | 78 Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles) | 30.0 | |
5 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 27.0 | |
Total Exports (incl. top five exports as listed above) | 330.9 |
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1999 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts nes | 43.3 | |
2 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 27.2 | |
3 | 59 Chemical materials and products nes | 23.2 | |
4 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 20.3 | |
5 | 77 Electrical machinery, apparatus and appliances nes | 19.3 | |
Total Exports (incl. top five exports as listed above) | 244.9 |
2000 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts nes | 62.4 | |
2 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 36.7 | |
3 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 34.9 | |
4 | 87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments nes | 22.9 | |
5 | 78 Road vehicles (including air-cushion vehicles) | 19.1 | |
Total Exports (incl. top five exports as listed above) | 296.1 |
2001 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts nes | 95.5 | |
2 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 67.1 | |
3 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 44.5 | |
4 | 87 Professional, scientific and controlling instruments nes | 35.2 | |
5 | 54 Medical and pharmaceutical products | 23.9 | |
Total Exports (incl. top five exports as listed above) | 430.8 |
2002 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 74 General industrial machinery & machine parts nes | 71.7 | |
2 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 66.7 | |
3 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 56.8 | |
4 | 87 Professional, scientific and controlling industruments nes | 40.0 | |
5 | 54 Medical and pharmaceutical products | 22.6 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 401.7 |
1996 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials | 86.3 | |
2 | 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products | 9.9 | |
3 | 05 Vegetables and fruit | 7.2 | |
Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aq | |||
4 | 03 invertebrates etc. | 2.8 | |
5 | 28 Metalliferous ores & metal scrap | 2.5 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 118.8 |
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1997 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products | 9.9 | |
2 | 67 Iron & steel | 6.2 | |
3 | 05 Vegetables and fruit | 5.3 | |
4 | 28 Metalliferous ores & metal scrap | 2.4 | |
5 | 26 Textile fibres (and their wastes) | 1.5 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 36.2 |
1998 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products | 7.8 | |
2 | 05 Vegetables and fruit | 4.3 | |
3 | 67 Iron & steel | 3.2 | |
4 | 33 Petroleum, petroleum products and related materials | 3.0 | |
5 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 2.9 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 36.1 |
1999 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 05 Vegetables and fruit | 9.6 | |
2 | 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products | 7.3 | |
3 | 72 Machinery specialised for particular industries | 2.4 | |
4 | 69 Manufactures of metal nes | 2.1 | |
Fish (not marine mammals), crustaceans, molluscs and aq | |||
5 | 03 invertebrates etc | 2.0 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 36.5 |
2000 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products | 7.7 | |
2 | 05 Vegetables and fruit | 4.3 | |
3 | 69 Manufactures of metal nes | 3.0 | |
4 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 2.4 | |
5 | 91 Postal packages not classified according to kind | 2.2 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 33.2 |
2001 Division Product | Value£ million | ||
---|---|---|---|
1 | 65 Textile yarn, fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products | 6.1 | |
2 | 05 Vegetables and fruit | 5.5 | |
3 | 91 Postal packages not classified according to kind | 3.0 | |
4 | 66 Non-metallic mineral manufactures nes | 2.4 | |
5 | 71 Power generating machinery and equipment | 2.0 | |
Total Imports (incl. top five imports as listed above) | 29.6 |
Note:
The main products are defined in terms of Divisions of the Standard International Trade
Classification (*SITC), Revision 3.
*nes = not elsewhere specified
Source:
DTI analysis of data published by HM Customs and Excise
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Mr. Wray: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what assistance her Department provides to manufacturing companies in the UK to improve export levels; and if she will make a statement on the importance of (a) manufacturing exports and (b) export credit guarantees to the UK economy. [133137]
Mr. Mike O'Brien: British Trade International, a joint DTI and FCO operation, provides a range of information, advice and support to enable potential and existing exporters, including manufacturers, to raise their productivity and competitiveness levels by trading internationally.
Manufacturing exports are a crucial part of the UK's prosperity. Manufacturing accounts for the majority of our exports and makes a substantial contribution to the balance of payments.
ECGD provides guarantees, insurance and reinsurance against loss to UK exporters and investors in overseas markets. During 2002/03, the total amount of business supported by ECGD was £3.5 billion.
Mr. Redwood: To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what plans the EU has to share oil stocks in the event of an oil crisis. [134317]
Mr. Timms: The UK is required as a member state of the European Union to hold emergency oil stocks equal to 67.5 days' consumption, and as a member of the International Energy Agency (IEA) to take part in any collective response to a major international supply disruption.
Under the legislation governing the EU stock-holding obligations, if difficulties arise with regard to EU oil supplies the European Commission will arrange a consultation between member states. However, any response to disruption, including sharing arrangements, is a matter for member states, acting as members of the IEA. The European Commission made a proposal last year to increase its own role. This proposal was opposed by member states at the Energy Council in May 2003, and by the European Parliament at a plenary session in September 2003.
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