HC Deb 20 May 1980 vol 985 c107W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will circulate in the Official Report a table showing for each standard international trade classification heading for manufacturers a table showing imports as a percentage of exports and as a percentage of home production for the years 1954, 1964, 1974 and 1979; and if he will include comparable figures for Germany, France and Japan.

Mr. Parkinson

The information requested, relating imports to exports, cannot be provided without disproportionate cost. Information relating imports to production is not available in terms of the standard international trade classification, either for the United Kingdom or for other countries.