HC Deb 08 November 1971 vol 825 c52W
Mr. Leslie Huckfield

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many pairs of safety footwear were sold by manufacturers in each of the last four years; and what was their average cost.

Mr. Ridley

United Kingdom manufacturers' sales of safety footwear in each of the last four years were:

Million pairs
1967 1968 1969 1970
2.2 2.5 2.7 2.7
Information is not available about the average cost of safety footwear.