asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the total import of beer into Great Britain, in monetary terms, in each of the last five years;(2) what was the total import of German beer into Great Britain, in monetary terms, in each of the past five years.

Information is given in the Annual Statement of Trade, Volume II for each of the years 1966 to 1969 and Volume I for 1970; and in Table III of the Overseas Trade Statistics for October, 1971. Imports of beer from Eastern Germany were nil or negligible.