Mr. Nicholas Winterntonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the level of Japanese car imports for each of the years 1960 to 1975.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing are the numbers imported:
1960 1 1961 2 1962 2 1963 2 1964 15 1965 168 1966 1,230 1967 1,425 1968 5,791 1969 2,676 1970 4,291 1971 16,971 1972 68,676 1973 97,342 1974 86,899 1975 124,987
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the total percentage of motor cars imported for each of the years 1960 to 1975.
§ Mr. MeacherThe proportion of new car registrations represented by imported cars in each of the years 1965 to 1975 is shown below. Information on registrations of imported cars before 1965 is not readily available.
Registrations of imported cars as a percentage of total United Kingdom new car registrations 1965 to 1975: Per cent. 1965 5.1 1966 6.4 1967 8.3 1968 8.3 1969 10.4 1970 14.3 1971 19.3 1972 23.5 1973 27.4 1974 27.9 1975 33.2 Source: Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what recent representations he has received from the British motor industry concerning the level of imports of motor cars
§ Mr. MeacherRepresentatives of the motor industry saw the then Under-Secretary for Trade on 6th April. Several discussions have also taken place with 469W officials on present and future levels of imports. Industrial Democracy