Written question asked by Andrew Dismore (Labour) on Tuesday, 13 October 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 15 October 2009. It was answered by Chris Bryant (Labour) on Thursday, 22 October 2009 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Cyprus: Green Line

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of cross-Green Line trade in Cyprus; and if he will make a statement.

Answer: The Government do not collect any information on the volume or value of cross-Green Line trade in Cyprus. However, according to figures provided by the Republic of Cyprus and published in the European Commission's Green Line Report, the total value of goods that crossed the Green Line was €6,111,030 from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009, compared to €4,473,408 for the previous reporting period:"http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/turkish_cypriot_community/glr_report_en.pdf"

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