§ Mr. Arnoldasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he is satisfied with the safety standards of British exports in manufactures when compared with those in the United Kingdom's European Community partners.
United Kingdom Exports (£ million cif) 1981 1977 1978 1979 1980 (Six months) Total 87.3 104.4 110.5 137.6 153.4 Including: Food (0) 11.1 21.5 19.8 24.2 20.2 Crude materials (inedible) excluding fuels (2) 17.3 30.4 33.0 37.4 41.5 Chemicals (5) 12.5 10.7 8.3 14.2 19.0 Other semi-manufactures (6) 25.0 27.0 30.7 35.0 40.4 Machinery and transport equipment (7) 1.8 3.6 4.7 5.6 3.5 Miscellaneous manufactures (8) 17.6 10.5 13.5 18.2 25.1 United Kingdom Exports (£ million fob) Total 62.5 62.3 91.1 213.0 169.5 Including: Crude materials (inedible) excluding fuels (2) 11.8 6.1 8.2 7.8 13.6 Chemicals (5) 9.0 6.6 13 18.6 12.3 Other semi-manufactures (6) 6.4 7.0 27.8 61.9 20.0 Machinery and transport equipment (7) 29.1 39.5 36.6 108.9 101.7 Miscellaneous manufactures (8) 5.5 2.9 5.1 15.0 20.8 Notes
(a) Numbers in parenthesis in the first column refer to the sections of the Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 2).
(b) Figures for 1981 relate to January, February and September to December.
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§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimThe safety standards of British exports of manufactured goods reflect regulatory safety requirements within the United Kingdom and am satisfied that these compare favourably with those of the United Kingdom's European Community partners. Within the European Community the programme of harmonisation under article 100 is intended to achieve common safety standards.