HC Deb 16 July 1980 vol 988 c545W
Mr. Skeet

asked 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.