§ Mr. Skeetasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will identify the 79 companies which, according to his recent departmental inquiry, account for 50 per cent. of British exports;
(2) if he will list the 230 United Kingdom companies which account for 66 per cent. of British exports;
(3) if he will identify the subsidiaries of foreign-controlled companies which, according to his departmental inquiry, contribute substantially to British exports.
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§ Sir G. HoweI am precluded from giving lists of names derived from the recent departmental inquiry because of its confidential nature, but the largest exporting companies can readily be identified from the information given in the "Times 1,000", which also identifies companies controlled overseas.
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the value of British exports to Luxembourg in 1960, 1965, 1970 and the most recent year for which figures are available.
§ Sir G. HoweFigures of United Kingdom exports to Luxembourg for 1960 are given in Table I of Volume IV of the 1960 Annual Statement of Trade of the United Kingdom; for 1965, in Table 9 of Volume I of the 1965 issue; for 1970, in Table III of Volume I of the 1970 issue; and for 1972, in Table V of the December 1972 Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom. Copies of these are available in the Library.