§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what have been the total export figures for the pharmaceutical industry for the years 1979 to 1982; and if he will assess the likely change in the level of exports in the industry, in real terms, over the next three years.
§ Mr. Kenneth ClarkeTotal export figures for pharmaceuticals as defined in UN Standard International Trade Classification Division 54 are as follows:
£ million 1979 639 1980 745 1981 832 1982 992 Figures for the first nine months of 1983 show an increase in the value of exports of about 10 per cent. over the same period in 1982. Because exports are particularly susceptible to the economic and other conditions of importing countries as well as to the prices of products in the United Kingdom we are unable to estimate the level of exports in the future.