HC Deb 13 July 1988 vol 137 c271W
64. Sir Fergus Montgomery

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster what was the level of commercial vehicle production in May 1988; and what are the comparable figures on output and export figures for(a) the six months to May 1988 and (b) the previous six month period.

Mr. Atkins

Provisional figures show that in May 27,384 commercial vehicles were produced in the United Kingdom, 8,462 of which were for export.

For the six months to May, 139,422 commercial vehicles were produced, 38,080 for export; comparable figures for the previous six months are 125,911 and 29,619 respectively.