HC Deb 07 February 1989 vol 146 c621W
Mr. Nellist

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how much of the increase in 1988 in the demand for cars was met by production in the United Kingdom.

Mr. Atkins

In 1988 of the 2,215,574 new cars registered in the United Kingdom, 965,883 were manufactured in the United Kingdom. The comparable figures for 1987 were 2,013,693 and 972,968.