Mr. Spriggs askedthe Secretary of State for Industry what was the level of imports of clothing in the last quarter of 1980; and how these figures affect clothing manufacture in the United Kingdom in the same quarter of 1980, compared with one year ago.
§ Mr. MacGregorImports of made-up clothing, defined as products classified to minimum list headings 441–449 of the standard industrial classification (revised 1968), in the fourth quarter of 1980 were £196 million, 8 per cent. lower than the level of £213 million in the corresponding quarter a year earlier.
It is not possible to say how these affect clothing manufacture which is influenced by a number of factors,