§ Mr. Hillasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the volume of United Kingdom footwear production, expressed as a percentage of total world footwear production, in each year from 1950 to the latest year for which figures are available.
§ Mr. David Mitchell[pursuant to his reply,13 March 1980]: It is estimated that the United Kingdom's share of the total production of leather footwear, in terms of pairage, was:
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Percentage 1966 … … … … 4 1967 … … … … 4 1968 … … … … 4 1969 … … … … 4 1970 … … … … 4 1971 … … … … 3½ 1972 … … … … 3½ 1973 … … … … 3 1974 … … … … 2½ 1975 … … … … 2½ 1976 … … … … 2½ 1977 … … … … 3 These estimates are based on statistics of production published by the United Nations in "The Growth of World Industry", volume II 1975 and 1977. They exclude production by a number of countries including China and Hong Kong.
Estimates for earlier years and other types of footwear would not be satisfactory because the figures are incomplete and are not on a consistent basis.