§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out, on an annual basis over the last 10 years, the level of imports, by volume, of textile products, including jute products; and if he will give, from international 591W sources available to him, comparable figures for France.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the available information for yarn, fabrics and made-up articles including clothing:
United Kingdom France Thousand metric tons* £ million cif Thousand metric tons 1967 … 262 188 1968 … 336 225 1969 … 358 308 1970 … 380 283 1971 … 496 340 1972 … 578 427 1973 … 827 498 1974 … 515 1,069 519 1975 … 502 1,161 524 1976 … 570 1,561 n.a. *Quantity information is not available before 1974 Source:United kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics and OECD Statistics of Foreign Trade, Series C.