§ Mr. Colin Shepherdasked the Secretary of State for Industry what was the total tonnage of polyethylene film produced in the United Kingdom (a) in the calendar year 1982 and (b) in each of the first two months of 1983; and what percentage this was of the total production of the European Community.
§ Mr. MacGregorData on United Kingdom production of polyethylene film are collected in the Business Statistics Office's quarterly inquiry only from establishments with 75 or more employees. The results of this inquiry are published inBusiness Monitor 276.1, which includes a provisional estimate of 247,000 tonnes for production of polyethylene film in 1982. They indicate that United Kingdom production of extruded polyethylene film for the last three years are as follows:
Tonnes 1980 1981 1982 Low and medium density 229,144 217,885 223,884 High density 21,384 23,193 23,312 250,528 241,078 247,196 Source: Business Monitor PQ 276.1.
I regret that the other figures requested are not available.