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These initiatives were driven by Baroness Morgan of Ely, and are more likely to reflect personal policy preferences.
Baroness Morgan of Ely has not introduced any legislation before Parliament
Baroness Morgan of Ely has not co-sponsored any Bills in the current parliamentary sitting
As noble Lords would expect, the Government has carefully considered a range of legal issues in relation to the Trade Union Bill. The Government does not disclose the content or the source of its legal advice. It is essential to good government that ministers of the day are able to seek and receive legal advice on a confidential basis. To do otherwise might inhibit governments from seeking legal advice in the future.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is responsible for the collection of data on goods exported from and imported to the United Kingdom. UK trade data are published by HMRC in the Overseas Trade Statistics and Regional Trade Statistics publications, and via their dedicated website[1].
The volume of trade for each trade flow between the United Kingdom and the European Union by country is reported in the table below.
Values in £ thousands | ||||||
Country | 2012 (Jan to Dec) | 2013 (Jan to Dec) | 2014 (Jan to Sep)1 | |||
Export | Import | Export | Import | Export | Import | |
England | 110,043,053 | 173,156,060 | 108,018,083 | 178,554,060 | 77,777,230 | 133,841,053 |
Northern Ireland | 3,163,590 | 3,180,628 | 3,479,097 | 3,218,644 | 2,700,349 | 2,493,340 |
Scotland | 8,137,635 | 5,059,117 | 8,697,154 | 5,321,042 | 6,277,720 | 3,809,783 |
Wales | 5,916,030 | 3,365,113 | 6,558,168 | 3,479,167 | 4,435,902 | 2,674,741 |
Unknown | 22,343,979 | 19,754,499 | 23,483,524 | 25,078,684 | 18,902,877 | 19,035,641 |
Grand Total | 149,604,287 | 204,515,417 | 150,236,026 | 215,651,597 | 110,094,078 | 161,854,558 |
Source: HMRC Regional Trade Statistics | ||||||
Note: | ||||||
1) 2014 data is January to September 2014 year to date inclusive and subject to update | ||||||
2) Trade is presented on a General Trade basis | ||||||
3) EU Trade includes Below Threshold Trade Allocation (BTTA) 4) Data is allocated to a region based on the address of the VAT Registered UK trader 5) Unknown trade refers to data that cannot be allocated to a region. This includes foreign traders registered for VAT in the UK, Electricity and Gas, Channel Island and Isle of Man Trade and Government trade | ||||||
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Table 1 details for 2016, by species, the number of procedures carried out and the number of animals used for the first time in procedures (an animal may be used in more than one procedure, if permitted by licence). The majority of procedures were carried out on mice (86%), followed by fish (9%) and rats (4%).
We do not publish the statistics broken down by establishment, due to data protection reasons. However, we do provide a breakdown by type of establishment. Table 2 details for 2016, by type of establishment, the number of procedures carried out and the number of animals used for the first time in procedures. The majority of procedures were carried out by universities and medical schools (97%).