HC Deb 27 February 1958 vol 583 c56W
Mrs. McLaughlin

asked the President of the Board of Trade what was the value of linen exports from Northern Ireland and from Scotland, respectively, in the years 1955, 1956, and 1957.

Sir D. Eccles

Precise information is available only for the trade of the United Kingdom as a whole. United Kingdom exports of the main products of the linen industry in 1955, 1956 and 1957 were valued at £18.8 million, £18.3 and £17.9 million, respectively. Of these, it is estimated that over 80 per cent. was produced in Northern Ireland and about 15 per cent. in Scotland.