§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the maximum permitted quota of imports of fishing reels from Japan to the United Kingdom for each of the years 1963 to 1969.
§ Mr. RidleyThere were no quota restrictions on these imports during the period.
In 1967 following inter-industry discussions Japanese exports of fixed spool reels to the United Kingdom were voluntarily limited to 200,000 reels.
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the actual total of Japanese manufactured 238W fishing reels imported into the United Kingdom for each of the years 1963 to 1969.
§ Mr. RidleyIn 1963 and 1964 imports of fishing reels were not separately recorded.
Imports from Japan in subsequent years were as follows:
Year Number Value £ 1965 not recorded 131,730 1966 161,191 1967 171,385 1968 258,926 1969 … 365,099 214,142
§ Mr. Muddasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many people were engaged in the manufacture of fishing reels in the United Kingdom on 1st January, 1970 or on the most recent date for which figures are available.
§ Mr. RidleyThis information is not available.