HC Deb 18 February 1987 vol 110 c667W
Mr. Straw

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment what was the total amount of purchases of (a) textiles, (b) clothing, (c) carpets, (d) furniture, (e) pottery and ceramic goods and (f) cutlery in 1985–86; and what proportion of each category was British manufactured.

Mr. Chope

Following is the information:

£ million United Kingdom manufacture per cent.
Textiles 7.4 70
Clothing 0.6 100
Carpets 8.1 99
Furniture 47.1 98
Pottery/Ceramics 4.3 100
Cutlery 0.9 99.75