§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what information he has concerning the share of the total world market which has been held by the United Kingdom aerospace industry in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available;
(2) what information he has concerning the share of the total European aerospace market which has been held by the United Kingdom aerospace industry in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
§ Mr. PattieI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the percentage of turnover which is represented by exports from the United Kingdom aerospace industry.
§ Mr. PattieThe most recent information that I have is for 1983 when 56 per cent. of the value of the United Kingdom aerospace industry's turnover was exported.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has concerning the total value of aerospace exports from the United Kingdom in each of the last 10 years for which figures are available; and what was the percentage change in value on the previous year's figures in each of those years.
§ Mr. PattieAccording to the information I have, the figures in current money terms are as follows:
UK aerospace exports £million Per cent. growth over previous years 1975 801 21.2 1976 903 11.3 1977 1,038 13.0 1978 1,170 11.3 1979 1,269 7.8 1980 1,775 28.5 1981 2,547 30.3 1982 3,110 18.1 1983 3,194 2.6 1984 3,514 9.1