HC Deb 19 May 1975 vol 892 cc244-7W
Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of home production in each quarter of 1973, each quarter of 1974 and the first quarter of 1975, by volume and by value, in the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.

Million square metres
1973 1974 1975
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1
Cotton cloth 144 137 108 126 105 123 99 126 121
Man-made fibre and mixture cloth 175 172 150 176 144 187 163 183 174
Source: Textile Statistics Bureau.

Corresponding figures of the value of production are not available. The value and quantity of sales of cotton and man-made fibre cloth are given in Business Monitor PQ 413.

Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of import penetration, as a percentage of domestic

Per cent.
1973 1974 1975
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1
Cotton cloth 59 51 61 57 68 51 53 44 50
Man-made fibre and mixture cloth 40 39 41 40 49 38 43 39 40

Corresponding figures of import penetration in terms of value are not available.

Mr. Noble

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is estimated to be the under-usage of capacity in the Lancashire cotton and man-made woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.

Mr. Meacher

There are no official statistics on the under-utilisation of capacity in the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre weaving industry. In February the industry estimated that the under-utilisation of capacity in weaving was at least 15 per cent.

Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is estimated to be the under-usage of capacity in the Lancashire cotton, man-made fibre

Million kilograms
1973 1974 1975
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1
Cotton yarn 32.9 29.6 25.5 27.4 23.3 27.6 24.1 26.3 23.1
Spun Man-made fibre and mixture yarn 23.4 23.9 20.2 24.5 20.5 25.3 21.4 20.5 19.6
Source: Textile Statistics Bureau.

Mr. Meacher

The production of woven cotton and man-made fibre cloth by the cotton and allied textiles industry was:

sales, by volume and by value in each quarter of 1973, each quarter of 1974 and the first quarter of 1975 in the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.

Mr. Meacher

Estimated import penetration in terms of quantity was:

spinning textile sector, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.

Mr. Meacher

There are no official statistics of the under-utilisation of capacity in the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre spinning industry. In February the industry estimated that the under-utilisation of capacity in spinning was at least 20 per cent.

Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of home production in each quarter of 1973, each quarter of 1974 and the first quarter of 1975 by volume and by value in the Lancashire cotton, man-made fibre, spinning textile sector, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.

Mr. Meacher

The production of cotton and spun man-made fibre yarns by the cotton and allied textile industry was:

Corresponding figures of the value of production are not available.

The value and sales of cotton and spun man-made fibre yarns are given in Business Monitor PQ 412.

Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of import penetration as a percent-

Per cent.
1973 1974 1975
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1
Cotton yarns 14 12 15 17 29 24 26 23 21
Spun man-made fibre and mixture yarns 14 15 17 15 23 24 27 25 21

Corresponding figures of import penetration in terms of value are not available.

Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what is estimated to be the under-usage of capacity in the man-made fibres continuous filament yarns textile sector.

Mr. Meacher

There are no official statistics of the under-utilisation of capacity in the man-made fibre continuous filament yarn sector. In February the industry estimated that the

Million Kilograms
1973 1974 1975
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1
82.4 81.8 71.1 78.3 72.7 71.9 59.4 55.4 58.1
Source: Man-made Fibre Producers' Committee.

Corresponding figures of production in terms of value are not available. The value and quantity of sales of continuous filament yarn—excluding textured yarns—are given in Business Monitor PQ 411.

Mr. Hoyle

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of import

Per cent.
1973 1974 1975
Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1 Q. 2 Q. 3 Q. 4 Q. 1
27 29 31 32 33 39 45 39 33

Corresponding figures of import penetration in terms of value are not available.

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