§ Mr. Wigleyasked the Secretary of State for Trade against what countries or industrial sectors the United Kingdom currently operates selective import controls.
§ Mr. EyreThe main area covered by import restrictions is textiles and clothing, where the major part of low-cost imports from some 42 countries are subject to various forms of restraint arrangements.
SHARES IN TOTAL WORLD EXPORTS OF GOODS PERCENT United Kingdom France West Germany Italy Belgium/Luxembourg Denmark Netherlands Ireland 1948 … 11.6 3.7 1.4 1.9 3.0 1.0 1.8 0.4 1953 … 9.0 4.9 5.7 1.8 2.7 1.1 2.6 0.4 1964 … 7.4 5.2 9.4 3.5 3.2 1.2 3.4 0.4 1970 … 6.2 5.7 10.9 4.2 3.7 1.1 3.8 0.3 1978p … 5.5 5.9 10.9 4.3 3.4 0.9 3.9 0.4 p provisional Sources: United Nations statistical yearbooks 1971,1972 and 1977 United Nations monthly bulletin June 1979