§ Mr. St. John-Stevasasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will use his powers under existing legislation to require new cars to carry a date of manufacture.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimI have no plans at present to do so, but am keeping the case for action under review.
United Kingdom Overseas Trade in 1979 Industrial sector (SIC order) Imports* from the European Community† £ million Exports* to the European Community† £ million Total United Kingdom exports* £ million Exports as a proportion of output‡ per cent. Agriculture, forestry and fishing 757 600 798 N/A Mining and quarrying 945 2,475 5,572 N/A Food, drink and tobacco 2,292 905 2,242 6 Coal and petroleum products 1,042 1,038 1,496 14 Chemicals and allied industries 2,538 2,411 5,209 37 Metal manufacture 1,167 959 2,169 23 Mechanical engineering 2,084 1,615 5,312 40 Instrument engineering 478 469 1,091 56 Electrical engineering 1,676 1,528 3,628 37 Shipbuilding and marine engineering 60 93 396 34 Vehicles 3,547 2,000 5,851 41