Overseas Trade

Andrew Rosindell

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the monetary value of trade between the UK and Saudi Arabia in the last five years. (283313)

The data requested are shown in the following table:

*£ million*
	UK exports of goods to Saudi Arabia	UK exports of services to Saudi Arabia	UK imports of goods from Saudi Arabia	UK imports of services from Saudi Arabia
2004	1,611	2,246	1,158	688
2005	1,559	2,219	1,714	570
2006	1,644	2,701	1,232	670
2007	1,857	3,020	821	693
2008	2,189	—	672	—
Sources: ONS monthly review of external trade statistics and UK Balance of Payments Pink Book

Geographical estimates of trade in services in 2008 are expected to be available at the end of July.

To ask the Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills what estimate he has made of the monetary value of trade between the UK and Lebanon in the last five years. (283314)

Data on recorded trade in goods with Lebanon are shown in the following table:

*£ million*
	UK exports of goods to Lebanon	UK imports of goods from Lebanon
2004	210	17
2005	212	20
2006	208	20
2007	224	42
2008	304	47
Source: HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics

Estimates of trade in services are not available for the full five years. ONS data published in the UK Balance of Payments Pink Book 2008 were:

*£ million*
	UK exports of services to Lebanon	UK imports of services from Lebanon
2006	57	19
2007	54	21

Volume 495: debated on Wednesday 1 July 2009