§ Mr. Montgomeryasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will list any types of engineering equipment imported into the United Kingdom which could be manufactured in the United Kingdom.
Mr. Alan Williams,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 16th December 1976; Vol. 922, c. 805), gave the following information:
A wide range of imported equipment is or could be manufactured in this country. Even so, the United Kingdom runs a substantial overall trade surplus in electrical and non-electrical machinery.