HL Deb 15 January 1980 vol 404 c103WA
Lord AVEBURY

asked Her Majesty's Government:

On what dates the applications were made in respect of quota vouchers issued to United Kingdom passport holders resident in India in November 1979.

Lord CARRINGTON

Special vouchers were taken up in India in November 1979 by those United Kingdom passport holders who had applied for them in January or February 1975.

Numbers
(January—September only)
1977 1978 1979
The Philippines 18,230 21,585 38,579
Hong Kong 558,098 480,445 805,088
Poland 77,643 44,765 43,332
Romania 202,229 148,444 195,555
Yugoslavia 142,982 99,962 109,688
Portugal 34,856 70,454 188,582
Cyprus 1,348 22,470 68,701

Source: United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics [SITC(R2) SUb-groups 842.2 and 843.2 and parts of Items 845.23 and 845.93 (knitted or crocheted suits and costumes of synthetic textile fibres); and corresponding items under SITC(R1)]

The Composition of these figures is as shown below:

1977 1978 1979
(a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c) (a) (b) (c)
The Philippines 7,325 10,905 3,000 5,640 12,945 28,369 3,730 6,480
Hong Kong 175,041 217,456 165,601 67,574 204,518 208,353 223,859 299,625 281,604
Poland 77,343 300 44,015 750 40,082 3,250
Romania 202,229 148,383 61 195,555
Yugoslavia 142,982 99,962 109,688
Portugal 21,525 9,933 3,398 32,644 13,024 24,786 171,991 8,970 7,621
Cyprus 344 1,004 10,322 12,148 22,532 40,601 5,568

Notes:

(a) woven suits for men and boys.

(b) woven suits and costumes for women, girls and infants.

(c) knitted or crocheted suits and costumes of synthetic textile fibres.