HC Deb 25 November 1987 vol 123 c212W
30. Mr. Sackville

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what are the latest figures for sales of imported motor cars.

Mr. Atkins

In the first 10 months of 1987 some 920,000 imported cars were registered in the United Kingdom, accounting for 51.7 per cent, of the United Kingdom market, compared with 945,000 in the corresponding period of 1986—56.4 per cent, of the United Kingdom market.