To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what estimate he has made of the number of people who have crossed the Green Line in Cyprus since 30 April 2008; and if he will make a statement. (293704)

The Government have not estimated this information. However, according to figures provided by the Republic of Cyprus and published in the European Commission’s Green Line Report, 730,310 Greek Cypriots crossed from the south to the north of Cyprus and 1,287,126 Turkish Cypriots crossed from the north to the south of Cyprus during the period 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009:

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/turkish_cypriot_cornmunity/glr_report_en.pdf

The same source reports that a further 739,097 non-Cypriot EU citizens and third-country nationals crossed the line during this period.

These figures do not include border crossings within the UK’s Sovereign Base Areas, for which data are not collected.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what information his Department holds on the (a) volume and (b) monetary value of cross-Green Line trade in Cyprus; and if he will make a statement. (293705)

The Government do not collect any information on the volume or value of cross-Green Line trade in Cyprus. However, according to figures provided by the Republic of Cyprus and published in the European Commission’s Green Line Report, the total value of goods that crossed the Green Line was €6,111,030 from 1 May 2008 to 30 April 2009, compared to €4,473,408 for the previous reporting period:

http://ec.europa.eu/enlargement/pdf/turkish_cypriot_community/glr_report_en.pdf