§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his estimate of the value of exports by the aerospace industry to Britain for each of the years from 1979, giving the financial value under the headings of airframe, engines etc.
United Kingdom Aerospace exports (£ millions) 1988 1989 1990 1991 Aircraft Aircraft—new 799 1,194 1,030 1,157 —other 275 877 942 569 Spacecraft 1 1 23 0 Aircraft Parts 1,722 2,406 2,498 3,229 Guided Weapons 210 315 182 81 TOTAL 3,008 4,794 4,674 5,036 Propulsion devices Reciprocating 4 5 6 6 Reciprocating—parts 26 36 44 34 Jet and turbo—new 504 1,085 1,133 912 —other 491 474 478 461 Other than jet 8 11 6 7 Jet and turbo parts 737 794 827 817 TOTAL 1,770 2,405 2,494 2,237 Equipment Aircraft tyres 11 8 10 7 Radio Communications 40 54 57 54 Aircraft radar 41 57 42 29 Aircraft instruments 177 219 225 183 Seating and furnishings 16 48 53 58 Parachutes, rotochutes 7 5 5 6 Catapults, launching gear 5 3 6 5 Ground trainers 118 166 131 89 Spcialised machinery 1 3 6 8 Mechanical handling equipment 2 3 5 3 Transmission Shafts 12 14 17 11 Other equipment 163 182 234 238 TOTAL 593 764 790 692 TOTAL AEROSPACE 5,370 7,962 7,958 7,966 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.