§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster (1) what was the total output of chemicals, the percentage exported, and the proportion of the domestic market taken by imports in(a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany and (c) Japan in 1958, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and in each year from 1979 to 1987;
(2) what was the total output of chemicals, by value, the percentage exported and the proportion of the domestic market taken by imports in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany and (c) Japan in 1958, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and in each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[holding answer 16 February 1988]: The available information is as follows:
domestic market taken by imports in (a) the United Kingdom, (b) West Germany and (c) Japan in 1958, 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and in each year from 1979 to 1987.
§ Mr. Alan Clark[holding answer 16 February 1988]: I regret that this information is not available. The only available information relates to the United Kingdom and is published in the "Business Monitor" PQ2514 (tables 2 and 5).