HC Deb 14 February 1983 vol 37 c24W
Mr. Ernie Ross

asked the Secretary of State for Industry if he will estimate the market import penetration levels for (a) the latest available date and (b) each of the past five years in the industrial and domestic dry battery industry.

Mr. MacGregor

I regret that there are no market penetration statistics available for dry batteries as such but estimates for a close approximation to them—primary batteries and parts thereof—are given as follows: