Written question asked by Vera Baird (Labour) on Monday, 14 June 2004, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 June 2004. It was answered by John Healey (Labour) on Thursday, 17 June 2004 on behalf of the Treasury.

Treasury

Question: To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what the value of imports of (a) marine products, (b) shrimp and prawns and (c) timber from Burma has been in the past five financial years; and which companies import each type of product. - Includes table and ref to 5 March 2003, 400 c1113W.

Answer: Vera Baird: To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer what the value of imports of (a) marine products, (b) shrimp and prawns and (c) timber from Burma has been in the past five financial years; and which companies import each type of product. [179228] John Healey:, refer my hon. friend to the answer I gave her on 5 March 2003, Official Report, column 1104W. The value of imports requested is shown in the table as follows. £ million _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Goods Financial year Value Marine products (exc shrimps and prawns)1 1999-2000 1.787 2000-01 3.362 2001-02 4.359 2002-03 4.082 2003-04 3.372 Shrimps and prawns2 1999-2000 2.433 2000-2001 3.324 2001-2002 3.462 2002-2003 4.025 2003-2004 1.547 Timber3 1999-2000 2.022 2000-2001 3.434 2001-2002 3.624 2002-2003 1.637 2003-2004 1.541 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. 1 Live fish; fish and fish fillets, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates fresh, chilled, frozen, smoked, dried, salted or in brine; fish products not fit for human consumption 2 Fresh, chilled, frozen, boiled, salted, dried or in brine. 3 Rough, worked, planed, moulded etc, including plywood, fibreboard etc, but excluding made up artless of wood Source: Overseas Trade Statistics, HMCE

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