§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the total domestic output of video tape (898.31,32), the percentage exported and the share of the domestic market taken up by imports in each year since 1975.
§ Mr. AtkinsThe available information in respect of recorded and unrecorded video tape is as follows:
Video tape 1983 £ million 1984 £ million Output 55.9 60.7 Imports 131.3 113.3 Exports 73.2 79.3 The figures relate to establishments employing 50 or more people, and therefore figures for export and import ratios are not given as they are likely to overstate the true position.
No figures are available for other years as they would disclose information about individual firms.