§ Mr. Phillip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what proportion of telecommunications equipment which is assembled in the United Kingdom is manufactured locally, by ex-factory percentage of value; and what proportion of this value is accounted for by labour and what by component;
(2) if he is satisfied that British manufacturers of telcommunications equipment enjoy the same access to the Swedish market that Swedish manufacturers of telecommunications equipment have to the British market.
§ Mr. ButcherI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Phillip Oppenheimasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the value of imports of telecommunications equipment from Japan including components into the United Kingdom for the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what was the value of United Kingdom exports of telecommunications equipment including components to Japan for the same period;
(2) what was the value of imports of Swedish telecommunications equipment including components into the United Kingdom for the last 12 months for which figures are available; and what was the value of United Kingdom exports of telecommunications equipment to Sweden, including components over the same period.
§ Mr. ChannonI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.