§ 22. Mr. Viggersasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the present state of the import and export of television sets.
§ Mr. EyreImports of television sets in the first nine months of this year were 1,009,892 sets whilst exports totalled 246,195 sets. The equivalent figures for the same period in 1979 were 841,121 and 207,145.
Representatives of the industry have recently returned from a further round of discussions with the major Far Eastern suppliers. I understand that overall the industry considers these talks to have been successful, but I do not have specific details.