§ Mr. Barry Jonesasked the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will estimate the cost of importing foreign-made (a) military and (b) civil aircraft, with countries of origin, into the United Kingdom for each of the years from 1979; and if he will make a statement.
§ 1. Mr. AtkinsCountry of origin data are not available. Imports of aircraft, by value, for each year since 1979 are given in the following table.
Imports of Aircraft 1979–1986 £ million Military Civil Total 1979 * * 364.5 1980 * * 943.7 1981 69.9 226.7 296.5 1982 68.7 244.2 312.8 1983 16.5 398.5 415.0 1984 171.9 478.5 650.4 1985 42.5 885.9 928.4 1986 31.0 352.8 383.8 Source:
Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes:
505W* Figures not available due to revised coverage of aircraft.
2. Figures for 1986 provisional.
3. The figures include aircraft manufactured jointly by the United Kingdom and foreign companies.
Imports of Textiles 1979–1986 £ million Division 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 26 475.5 376.1 376.0 410.0 475.9 596.7 662.8 546.9 65 1691.1 1543.7 1761.6 1927.6 2320.2 2705.4 3032.0 3162.6 Total 2166.6 1919.8 2137.6 2338.4 2796.1 3302.1 3694.8 3709.5 Source: Overseas Trade Statistics.
Notes:
Textiles defined as Standard International Trade Classification (Revision 2):
Division 26—Textile fibres (other than wool tops) and their wastes; and
Division 65—Textile yarn, Fabrics, made-up articles nes and related products. 1986 figures provisional.