Textiles: Imports Mrs. James To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform what quantity of (a) clothing and (b) other textiles was imported from India in each year since 1997. Mr. Thomas The following table shows data for UK imports of clothing and textiles from India. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | |Value (£ million)|Weight (Thousand tonnes)|Value (£ million)|Weight (Thousand tonnes)| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1997 |272 |24.8 |311 |122.9 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1998 |230 |22.2 |284 |117.5 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1999 |260 |26.4 |254 |113.3 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2000 |321 |31.2 |266 |122.8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2001 |349 |35.9 |286 |117.8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2002 |373 |37.7 |254 |107.8 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2003 |393 |39.4 |253 |107.2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2004 |430 |45.9 |274 |109.0 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2005 |606 |63.7 |251 |96.2 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2006 |644 |58.5 |269 |100.4 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |2007 |751 |70.8 |289 |108.6 | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |Source: BERR using HMRC Overseas Trade Statistics.| | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------