§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade what was the total number of cars and taxis and so on, and their estimated money value, imported into the United Kingdom for the years 1970 to 1979.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe information is as follows:
IMPORTS OF PASSENGER MOTOR CARS … Number Value (£thousand cif) 1970 … 158,848 85,956 1971 … 283,526 173,128 1972 … 453,896 326,751 1973 … 508,524 440,132 1974 … 377,657 357,318 1975 … 451,776 516,169 1976 … 537,798 889,196 1977 … 701,728 1,328,159 1978 … 807,151 1,772,487 January-October 1979 … 898,809 2,163,296