§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what has been the volume and value of man-made fibre imports in each of the last five years from (a) other member countries of the European Economic Community, (b) non-European Economic Community European countries and (c) the United States of America; and how these figures compare with United Kingdom exports of such products to each of those countries in each of those years;
585W(2) what has been the volume and value of man-made fibre exports in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the scale of the reductions in total capacity of the United Kingdom man-made fibre industry in each of the last five years for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the volume of man-made fibre deliveries and production which was achieved in the United Kingdom during the last year for which figures are available; and how these figures compare with those for the last 10 years.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is as follows:
Man-made Fibres* (000 tonnes) Production Deliveries 1976 618.4 622.5 1977 551.8 580.4 1978 607.1 608.6 1979 596.2 590.0 1980 449.8 474.3 1981 404.7 409.2 1982 333.6 336.2 1983 389.3 395.4 1984 383.4 376.4 1985 330.2 340.9 * Total of continuous filament yam and staple tow and tops. Source: Man-made Fibres Producers' Committee.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the volume of man-made fibre deliveries and production which was achieved in the United Kingdom during the latest quarter for which figures are available; and how these figures compare with those for the same quarter in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. Peter MorrisonThe information is as follows:
Man-made Fibres* (000 tonnes) (not seasonally adjusted) Production Deliveries 1976 Q4 160.7 173.8 1977 Q4 115.1 133.1 1978 Q4 159.3 160.0 1979 Q4 147.6 142.7 1980 Q4 101.4 103.6 1981 Q4 99.1 100.3 1982 Q4 86.6 89.8 1983 Q4 97.3 94.7 1984 Q4 90.8 89.8 1985 Q4 86.9 76.8 * Total of continuous filament yarn and staple tow and tops.
Source: Man-Made Fibres Producers' Committee.