Hansard

Zimbabwe

Volume 703: debated on Monday 7 July 2008

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Lord Hanningfield

asked Her Majesty's Government:

What is the total value of (a) annual United Kingdom exports to Zimbabwe, (b) annual United Kingdom imports from Zimbabwe, and (c) United Kingdom investment holdings in Zimbabwe. [HL4566]

The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office & Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
(Lord Jones of Birmingham)

HMRC overseas trade statistics show UK exports of goods to Zimbabwe worth about £22.9 million in 2007 and imports of goods from Zimbabwe worth about £19.6 million.

The UK Balance of Payments Pink Book shows UK exports of services to Zimbabwe worth about £28 million in 2006 and imports of services from Zimbabwe worth about £40 million.

The Office for National Statistics estimates that the stock of UK direct investment in Zimbabwe was worth about £58 million at the end of 2006.