§ Mr. Staintonasked the Minister for Trade what progress is being made with his Department's examination of the structure of the tourist industry in the United Kingdom; what independent submissions he has received from East Anglia; and when he hopes to make a statement.
§ Mr. Adleyasked the Minister for Trade when he intends to announce the results of his review of tourism's public sector infrastructure; and if he will make a statement.
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§ Mr. Sproat[pursuant to the reply, 10 February 1983, c. 453–4]: With the exception of a few organisations my consultations with the industry were completed by Christmas, and I am now in the process of considering the wide range of views and suggestions put to me in the course of over 60 meetings (including one with representatives of the East Anglia tourist board) and in many written submissions. I hope to be in a position to announce conclusions by Easter.
United Kingdom exports of watches 1975–82 Country of destination France Soviet Union Hong Kong Japan 1975 number 11,895 62 18,402 10,078 value 66.1 0.6 456.5 119.0 1976 number 25,192 42 17,809 53,110 value 173.6 0.2 174.9 231.0 1977 number 138,676 1,208 37,703 45,020 value 854.2 8.3 347.5 201.7 1978 number 53,161 43,687 99,125 67,426 value 659.6 342.9 1,026.6 399.5 1979 number 43,704 660 137,773 40,424 value 378.2 2.3 1,144.6 307.2 1980 number 84,458 4,340 152,220 4,569 value 530.3 18.4 561.6 60.7 1981 number 413,901 — 178,616 1,467 value 1,886.1 — 1,383.9 459.3 1982 January-November number 1,593,714 300 156,712 2,454 value 7,514.4 0.7 775.4 16.1 Source: UK Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes:
(a) Figures for 1981 incorporate estimates based on sampling, and are not reliable at this level of detail. There may, for example, have been a few exports to the Soviet Union, which this system has not identified.
(b) Values are in £ thousand f.o.b.