HC Deb 04 December 1958 vol 596 c169W
90. Mr. Edelman

asked the President of the Board of Trade the total value of machine tool imports into this country for which British machine tool manufacturers act as agents or importers for resale.

Sir D. Eccles

As my hon. Friend said on 25th November, imports by firms whose activities include both manufacturing and importing are estimated to account for less than half of total imports of machine tools, including wire working machinery.