§ Mr. Frank R. Whiteasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of home production in each quarter of 1978, each quarter of 1977 and the three quarters of 1979, by colume and by value, in the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.
§ Mr. David MitchellProduction by the Lancashire cotton and man-made fibre weaving industry, from the first quarter of 1977 to the second quarter of 1979, was as follows:
They exclude cloth used within establishments. Sales by United Kingdom establishments with over 50 employees were as follows:
the Lancashire cotton man-made fibre woven fabric industry, taking cotton and man-made fibres separately.
§ Mr. David MitchellImports as a percentage of domestic sales of cotton and
3Wman-made fibre cloth, in terms of square metres, from the first quarter of 1977 to
Percentages 1977 1978 1979 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Cotton cloth 60 63 64 56 65 62 67 64 64 68 Man-made fibre cloth 43 44 47 42 48 50 53 54 51 53 Domestic sales are defined as total sales by United Kingdom manufacturers plus imports minus exports.
Source: Textile Statistics Bureau, Overseas Trade Statistics.
Percentages 12 months ending 1977 1978 1979 March June September December March June September December March MLH 413 61 61 63 63 64 65 67 70 71