HC Deb 04 July 1967 vol 749 cc239-40W
Mr. Bishop

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will state how many arms in the United Kingdom are owned or controlled from the United States;

U.S. Tariff No. Old Rate Agreement Rate
306.11 Certain uncombed coarse wools Various Reductions of 50 per cent.
306.13
307.02–18 Wool wastes Various Reductions of 50 per cent.
336.15 Certain hand-woven wool fabrics with a loom width of less than 30 ins. 37.5 cents per lb. plus 25 per cent. 37.5 cents per lb. plus 12.5 percent.
336.40 Certain woven wool fabrics weighing not over 4 ozs. per sq. yd. with warp wholly of vegetable fibre. 30 cents per lb. plus 38 per cent. 30 cents per lb. plus 19 percent.
347.40 Narrow fabrics of wool 37.5 cents per lb. plus 20 per cent. 37.5 cents per lb. plus 10 percent.
355.16 Wool felts and articles of wool felt valued over $1.50 per lb. 30 cents per lb. plus 20 per cent. 30 cents per lb plus 10 per cent.
357.15 Woven wool tapestry and upholstery fabrics valued over $2 per lb. 37.5 cents per lb. plus 14 percent. 37.5 cents per lb. plus 7 per cent.

and how many of them are engaged in the engineering industry, and including the machine tool, automobile, electronics, computer and chemical industries.

Mr. Jay

About 1,600 companies, of which rather more than half are in the chemicals, engineering, and allied industries.