§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State For Trade and Industry which industries wholly or mainly engaged in manufacturing importable and exportable goods were unable to increase sales to the United Kingdom market in 1988 because of capacity constraints; and if he will provide similar figures for 1989 to date.
§ Mr. RedwoodInformation on capacity constraints can be found in the results of the quarterly industrial trends surveys carried out by the Confederation of British Industry, copies of which are available in the House of Commons Library. Decisions as to whether to use available capacity to supply the home or the export market are matters for individual firms to decide on commercial grounds.