Written question asked by Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) on Tuesday, 31 January 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 2 February 2017. It was answered by Greg Hands (Conservative) on Wednesday, 8 February 2017 on behalf of the Department for International Trade.

Libya: Oil

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for International Trade, what information he holds on receipts and revenue flows accruing to the regimes in Libya from oil exports in the most recent period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

Answer

The latest data on UK trade in oil products with Libya are given in Table 1 below:

Table 1: UK trade in oil products with Libya

	UK exports of oil products (HS 27) to Libya	UK imports of oil products (HS 27) from Libya
December 2015 to November 2016	£186,344	£196,899,814

Source: HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Overseas Trade Statistics database

Note: Oil products defined as HS code 27: Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes

Secondary information