§ Mrs. Wiseasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the target levels for import penetration set by the National Economic Development Council sector working parties, or any other target levels for import penetration towards which he is working.
§ Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 19 February 1979; Vol. 963, c. 67], gave the following information:
Specific import penetration targets published so far by sector working parties are listed below. The percentage shares are in terms of value except in the cases of iron and steel—by tonnes—and wool textiles—by area or weight. 647W The objectives relate to 1980 except in the cases of domestic electric appliances where the relevant year is 1982, and footwear where it is 1983. The objective for the knitting sector working party applies to imports from developed countries only.
Sector Target per cent. Clothing 27 Domestic Electrical Appliances 23.7 Electronic components 56 Footwear 29 Iron and Steel 15–20 Knitting 6.3 Pumps and Valves 20 Textile Machinery 60 Wool textiles: Worsted fabrics 10 Woollen fabrics 40 Worsted yarns 20 Woollen yarns 4.5 Wool tops 10 It is expected that some other sector working parties will also publish targets in annual reports for 1978.