§ Mr. Skeetasked the right hon. Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what is the total number of rooms in the Palace of Westminster and the percentage used or occupied by hon. Members.
IMPORT/EXPORT RATIOS* FOR TOTAL TRADE IN MANUFACTURES France Federal Republic of Germany Italy Belgium/ Luxembourg† Netherlands 1963 70 43 93 81 133 1970 89 57 70 78 129 1971 87 57 61 85 122 1972 90 57 61 80 113 1973 92 53 74 82 110 1974 91 46 71 81 104 1975 77 51 55 85 108 1976 89 54 61 87 106 1977 83 55 55 90 113 1978 83 57 54 91 117 1979 85 61 61 92 114 1980 (part) 94§ 61‡ N.A. N.A. § Notes: * Each country's total imports of manufactures divided by its total exports of manufactures and expressed as a percentage. Figures are on a trade statistics basis. † Separate data for Belgium and Luxembourg are not available. ‡January—March. §January—February. N.A. = Not available. Source: Eurostat Monthly External Trade Bulletin No. 5–1980 and Special Number 1958–79.