Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Brett (Labour) on Thursday, 5 November 2009.

Cyprus

Question: To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the value of cross-Green Line trade from (a) Northern Cyprus into Greek Cypriot southern Cyprus, and (b) southern Cyprus into Turkish Cypriot Northern Cyprus.

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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