§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many motor cars were manufactured in the United Kingdom and how many exported, per person employed in the car industry, in each of the last five years.
§ Mr. ChannonEmployment figures for those directly employed in the manufacture of motor cars are not available. The ratios requested therefore cannot be supplied.
Numbers of cars manufactured in the United Kingdom together with numbers of those exported over the last five years are:
Passenger Cars: United Kingdom Production, Total and Export '000 units Total production Exported 1979 1,070 393 1980 924 350 1981 955 305 1982 888 226 1983 1,045 237
§ Mr. Knoxasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what proportion of all cars manufactured in the European Community is classed by his Department as being manufactured in the United Kingdom; and, of these cars, what was the average proportion of parts manufactured in the United Kingdom, for each of the past five years.
§ Mr. ChannonInformation covering the first part of the question is as follows. Information on the average proportion of United Kingdom manufactured parts in United Kingdom produced cars is not available.
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United Kingdom Share of European Community Imports Percentages France Federal Republic of Germany Italy Netherlands Belgium-Luxembourg Denmark Ireland Greece 1973 4.7 3.5 3.4 5.1 6.5 11.1 50.7 5.6 1974 4.5 3.3 3.0 5.4 5.8 10.9 46.6 4.6 1975 4.7 3.7 3.3 5.7 6.2 10.3 48.8 4.8 1976 4.9 3.9 3.5 6.1 6.8 10.2 49.3 4.5
United Kingdom Share of Car Production in the European Community Per cent. 1979 10.6 1980 10.2 1981 11.0 1982 9.8 1983 10.1 Note:
United Kingdom production excludes cars regarded as being assembled from imported kits but conversely includes kits exported for assembly overseas.