§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what information he has concerning the total value of cigarette sales in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years; and if he will state in each of those years what percentage of the total figures was represented by sales of United Kingdom produced cigarettes and what percentage by imported cigarettes;
(2) what information he has concerning the percentage of the United Kingdom market supplied by United Kingdom manufactured cigarettes in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. ButcherAnnual figures of the total value of cigarettes sales are given in National Accounts Blue Book, Table 4.8, a copy of which is in the Library. Comparable data are not available for imports as the import figures exclude duty and are valued at the point of import not at retail prices. Information on the value of United Kingdom manufacturers' sales is available inBusiness Monitor PQ 4290. These are valued at manufacturers' sale prices not retail prices, but include duty paid and are therefore also not comparable with imports.