Manufacturing Output (Hansard, 10 November 1989)

§ Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what is his estimate of the import content of heavy commercial motor vehicles exported from the United Kingdom in 1988 and 1989 to date having regard to their provenance; what was the corresponding figure in 1959, 1972 and 1979; and what effect free trade with the EEC has had on the United Kingdom content and on output and employment in the United Kingdom heavy commercial vehicle industry;

(2) what is his estimate of the import content of motor cars exported from the United Kingdom in 1988 and in 1989 to date having regard to their provenance; what was the corresponding figure in 1959, 1972 and 1979; and what effect free trade with the EEC hs had on the United Kingdom content and on output and employment in the United Kingdom motor car industry;