HC Deb 25 November 1974 vol 882 c14W
Mr. Wigley

asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many domestic washing machines were manufactured in Wales, Scotland and England, respectively, in 1973.

Mr. Meacher

In 1973, 1,216,000 domestic washing machines were manufactured in the United Kingdom. It is not possible to give separate figures for Wales, Scotland and England, since this would reveal the production of an individual manufacturer in contravention of the Statistics of Trade Act 1947.