§ Mr. Austin Mitchellasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will publish in the Official Report a table showing the European Economic Community percentage share of the United Kingdom market in 1975, the second quarter of 1979 and the latest available quarter in the case of man-made fibres, agricultural machinery, cotton textiles, motor vehicles, engineering, wool textiles, carpets, motor cars, chemicals and textiles generally.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkEstimates of the European Community import share of the United Kingdom market in 1975, 1979 and 1984 for the industrial sectors required are given in the table. This information is not readily available on a quarterly basis.
European Community Imports* as share of United Kingdom Market Per cent. 1975 1979 1984 Man-made fibres 18 29 51 Agricultural machinery 42 38 51
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(1) Payments of regional development grants* £ million 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 † Scotland 142.7 287.3 143.0 109.2 107.5 Wales 122.2 121.5 72.1 92.7 84.4 Northern 143.9 127.2 101.3 89.0 66.9 Yorkshire and Humberside 47.1 36.4 23.5 26.8 24.2 East Midlands 7.2 8.8 8.2 3.8 4.4 West Midlands .04 .1 — — — South West 10.3 11.0 7.8 9.5 8.6 North West 143.4 97.3 83.0 79.9 62.1 Total 616.84 689.6 438.9 410.9 358.1
1975 1979 1984 Cotton and silk textiles 18 25 40 Motor vehicles and engines 18 36 41 Engineering products † 14 19 23 Woolen and worsted textiles 7 13 20 Carpets 7 11 22 Passenger cars 23 44 46 Chemicals 12 19 25 Textiles 10 15 26 * Including all current members of the European Community. † Division 3 of the Standard Industrial Classification (1980), includes metal goods, vehicles and engineering.