§ 24. Mr. O'Halloranasked the Secretary of State for Trade what plans he has to encourage small traders in the inner London area; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. CryerI have been asked to reply.
The needs of small firms, including small traders, are kept under continuous
1972 1973 1974 1975 £ million fob 1976 (January to November) Steel … … … 332 374 462 563 652 Motor Vehicles … … … 894 1,078 1,287 1,716 2,020 Chemicals … … … 962 1,272 2,144 2,179 2,756 Machine Tools … … … 84 88 107 163 162