§ Mr. Terry Walkerasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor cycles were manufactured in the United Kingdom in each of the past 10 years; 660W and how many were exported in each year.
§ Mr. CryerBetween 1967 and 1970 figures of production were collected and published by the Department of Industry. The figures are as follows:
Thousand motor cycles 1967 … … … … 94.8 1968 … … … … 84.0 1969 … … … … 71.2 1970 … … … … 69.8 In 1971 the inquiry into production was replaced by a new inquiry into sales. The figures are:
Thousand motor cycles 1971 … … … 82.5 1972 … … … 44.1 1973 … … … not published* 1974 … … … not published* 1975 … … … not published* 1976 … … … 12.2 * In the years 1973 to 1975 figures were not published, although they were collected, because publication would have disclosed details of an undertaking which had not given permission to publish. Such permission is required under the Statistics of Trade Act 1947. Exports of motor cycles in each of the last 10 years were as follows:
Exports of motor cycles (thousands) 1967 … … … … 54.8 1968 … … … … 64.9 1969 … … … … 59.8 1970 … … … … 56.2 1971 … … … … 47.2 1972 … … … … 45.6 1973 … … … … 49.6 1974 … … … … 23.2 1975 … … … … 21.5 1976 … … … … 14.8