HC Deb 26 February 1996 vol 272 cc313-4W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the President of the Board of Trade what percentage of household textiles retailing in the United Kingdom were manufactured in the United Kingdom. [16831]

Mr. Eggar

The information is not available for the retail market. However, in 1994, UK manufacturers' ex-factory domestic sales of household textiles represented 61 per cent. of the UK market, calculated from these and overseas trade statistics.