HC Deb 22 April 1985 vol 77 cc319-20W
Mr. Peter Bruinvels

asked the Lord Privy Seal what was (i) the average time of rising, Fridays excepted, and (ii) the latest time of rising, in each of the past 10 Sessions and the current Session to date.

Mr. Biffen

The information is as follows:

Session Average time of rising (Fridays excepted) Latest time of rising on next day
1974–75 12.43am 4.56pm
1975–76 12.35am 1.41pm

Standard industrial classification heading EC countries Non-EC countries
Import Penetration(per cent.) Imports (£ million) Import Penetration (per cent.) Imports (£ million)
1975 12 months ended June 1984 1975 12 months ended June 1984 1975 12 months ended June 1984 1975 12 months ended June 1984
3434 6 14 16 83 4 7 10 45
3443 9 13 35 256 13 26 47 495
3452 9 23 11 68 8 21 9 63
3453 21 34 70 440 41 59 37 782
3454 7 14 35 247 32 52 160 930
3634 20 24 8 37 14 28 6 44
373 40 45 93 313 33 55 79 384
4115 0 9 1 30 0 0 0 0
4116 9 32 46 407 26 21 141 264
415 7 14 20 119 35 41 100 339
418 22 17 26 94 3 4 4 18

Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing for standard industrial classification headings 424, 466, 4728, 481, 4811, 4831, 4833, 4942,

Standard industrial classification heading EC countries Non-EC countries
Import Penetration(per cent.) Imports (£ million) Import Penetration (per cent.) Imports (£ million)
1975 12 months ended June 1984 1975 12 months ended June 1984 1975 12 months ended June 1984 1975 12 months ended June 1984
424 17 27 44 102 7 6 18 20
466 6 8 4 14 20 33 15 55
4728 3 13 3 29 6 21 7 48
481 8 18 62 294 5 12 43 192
4811 10 27 36 182 6 16 22 106

Session Average time of rising (Fridays excepted) Latest time of rising on next day
1976–77 12.31 am 9.33 pm
1977–78 12.05 am 12.58 pm
1978–79 11.32 pm 11.00 am
1979–80 12.21 am 2.51 pm
1980–81 12.35 am 3.30 pm
1981–82 12.13 am 9.27 am
1982–83 11.52 pm 9.21 am
1983–84 12.26 am 10.43 pm
1984–85* 12.52 am 8.44 pm
* To Easter.