Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor cars were produced in the United Kingdom for the first six months of the current year; how many were sold in the home market; how many were exported in that period; and how many were in stock of the manufacturers premises at the beginning and end of the period.
§ Mr. CryerIn the first six months of 1978, 721,000 cars were produced in the United Kingdom, of which 434,000 were for the home market and 287,000 for export. Reliable information is not available about the number of cars held in stock at manufacturers' premises.
Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will estimate the number and value of motor cars lost due to industrial disputes in the first six months of the current year in the Unted Kingdom.
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§ Mr. CryerReliable figures are not available of the number and value of vehicles lost as a result of industrial disputes.
Mr. Wm. Rossasked the Secretary of State for Industry how many motor cars were imported into the United Kingdom in the first six months of the current year; how many foreign cars were registered in the same period in the United Kingdom; and how many were in stock on the importers' premises at the beginning and end of the period.
§ Mr. CryerImports of passenger motor cars n the period January to June 1978 were 433,080 units. New registrations of imported cars in the period January to June 1978 were 408,754, according to figures compiled by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Information is not available of the number of cars in stock on importers premises.