§ Mr. McNamaraasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list in the Official Report each occasion on which he has made an order or given directions under the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980; if he will specify in each case the section or sections of the Act under which the order was made or the directions were given, the person or persons to whom they applied, and their purpose and their effect; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[pursuant to his reply, 20 February 1987; c. 879]: The information requested is as follows:
On 3 March 1981 a section 2 direction was issued to a United Kingdom company to prohibit compliance with a demand by the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission to provide it with commercial information located outside the United States.On 30 June 1982, a section 1(1) Order, (S I 1982 No. 885) was applied to the United States West Siberian pipeline re-export controls. Such an Order brings into operation the Secretary of State's powers under sections 1(2), 1(3) and 2 of the Act.On 2 August 1982 section 1(3) directions were issued to AFF Ltd., Baker Oil Tools (United Kingdom) Ltd., John 381W Brown Engineering Ltd., and Smith International (North Sea) Ltd., to prohibit compliance with the United States West Siberian pipeline re-export controls.On 10 September 1982 section 1(3) directions were issued to Andrew Corporation and the Walter Kidde Company Ltd., to prohibit compliance with the United States West Siberian pipeline re-export controls.On 2 November, 1982 a section 1(3) direction was issued to Seaco Sales and Services (North Sea) Ltd. to prohibit compliance with the United States West Siberian pipeline controls.On 23 June 1982 a section 1(1) Order, (S.I. 1983 No. 900) was applied to sections 1 and 2 of the United States Sherman Act and sections 4 and 4A of the United States Clayton Act in cases where United Kingdom airlines designated under the Bermuda 2 Agreement concerning air services are parties to agreements, or other acts, concerning tariffs or which otherwise relate to the operation of an air service athorised under the Bermuda 2 agreement.On 23 June 1983 a section 1(3) general direction was issued prohibiting any person in the United Kingdom carrying on business from complying with the United States anti-trust measures in relation to the cases described in the section 1(1) order of 23 June 1983.On 23 June 1983 a section 2 general direction was issued prohibiting any person in the United Kingdom from complying with any requirement from the United States Department of Justice or the grand jury to produce commercial documents located in the United Kingdom or any information concerning possible violations of sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act by United Kingdom designated airlines. The direction also applied to any requirement from the United States District Court of Columbia concerning similar matters, which were subject to civil anti-trust proceedings.
Investment in machinery and transport equipment per worker1 United Kingdom United States Federal Republic of Germany France Japan OECD2 £ $ DM FF Y thousand $ 1975 383 1,375 3,583 7,017 666 3,173 1980 851 2,321 5,498 11,106 947 5,232 1984 1,230 2,935 6,291 15,554 1,073 6,582 1985 1,393 3,108 n/a n/a 1,118 n/a 1 Employees in employment, except: Japan—includes military forces. OECD—includes self-employed and unpaid workers. 2 Gross Fixed Capital Formation, including buildings. n/a =Not available. Sources: Investment— Eurostat National Accounts (France and FR Germany). OECD National Accounts (USA, Japan, and OECD). United Kingdom National Accounts. Employment— OECD Labour Force Statistics.