§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many photocopiers have been imported from Japan for each of the last five years; and what proportion of the market this represents in each case.
§ Mr. Parkinson[pursuant to his reply, 5 March 1980 c. 213]: The information is as follows:
The number of photocopiers imported from Japan has been as follows:
1975 5,860 1976 9,684 1977 13,711 1978 20,547 1979 21,613 The proportion of the home market for photocopiers taken by imports from Japan cannot be disclosed for reasons of commercial confidentiality.