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Written question asked by Lord Hague of Richmond (Conservative) on Monday, 17 November 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 19 November 2008. It was answered by Gareth Thomas (Labour) on Wednesday, 26 November 2008 on behalf of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.


Iran

Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate his Department made of the (a) amount and (b) value of refined petroleum products sold to Iran by companies registered in the UK or with headquarters on UK territory in the three most recent financial years for which figures are available.
Answer

I have been asked to reply.Trade statistics are usually published on a calendar year basis. Data is not collected for the foreign activities of UK companies. HM Revenue and Customs ““Overseas Trade Statistics”” give the following figures for exports from the United Kingdom to Iran of refined petroleum products.

UK exports to Iran (SITC 334)
Tonnes Value (£)
2005 239 395,000
2006 237 305,000
2007 175 445,000

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
483 c1776W; 237913
Session
2007-08
Subjects
Overseas trade Iran
Link
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