HC Deb 19 February 1963 vol 672 cc27-8W
52. Mr. Whitlock

asked the President of the Board of Trade to what extent British imports of Italian machines for making seamless hose have increased in the past three years.

Mr. Green

Separate details of imports of machines for making seamless hose are not available. In the years 1960, 1961 and 1962 imports from Italy of "Hosiery and other knitting machines—circular, complete", which include machines for making seamless hose, were valued at £261,610, £736,469 and £883,410 respectively.