§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his Department's best estimate of United Kingdom production capacity for (a) colour television sets and (b) monochrome television sets.
§ Mr. KaufmanSince 1973, when production of colour TV sets was 2.1 million, subsequent investment has raised productive capacity. For monochrome sets, table and portable types present different trends. Capacity is well above the very reduced production of 200,000 table sets in 1975. Demand for portables, however, has been rising and United Kingdom 621W annual production reached 320,000 in 1974 and 1975. I regret that more precise estimates are not available.
§ Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Industry what is his Department's best estimate of United Kingdom production capacity for (a) colour television tubes and (b) monochrome television tubes.
§ Mr. KaufmanI have nothing to add to what I said yesterday in the Adjournment debate on the closure of the factory at Skelmersdale relating to the productive capacity for colour television tubes. Production of monochrome tubes has been phased out.