13.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how imports have performed over the latest three months for which figures are available.
16.
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer how imports have performed over the latest three months for which figures are available.
In the fourth quarter of 1990 the volume of imports—less oil and erratics—fell by 1 per cent. on the previous quarter. Volumes in the year as a whole rose by only 1 per cent. compared with export growth of 7½ per cent.
Department of the Environment in 1989–90 are shown in table 1. Information on the Department's programme expenditure is collected by standard economic planning region; the breakdown for 1989–90 is shown in table 2. Both tables exclude the Property Services Agency. Information on other Departments' regional offices is not held by my Department.
Table 1
| |
Regional office
| 1989–90 administration expenditure £ million
|
| London | 5·2 |
| South East | 3·8 |
| Eastern | 3·1 |
| South West | 2·7 |
| West Midlands | 4·4 |
| East Midlands | 3·9 |
| North West | 6·8 |
| Merseyside Task Force | 2·2 |
| Yorkshire and Humberside | 4·7 |
| Northern | 4·2 |