HC Deb 31 October 1990 vol 178 c605W
58. Mr. Rogers

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what is the latest estimate of the balance of trade in information technology.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

According to the latest estimates, the United Kingdom had a deficit of £685 million in the manufactured products of the electronics and information technology sector in the first quarter of 1990. This sector is defined as the principal products of activity headings 3301–2, 3441–4 and 3453–4 of the standard industrial classification. These figures are for hardware only. There are no separate figures for trade in software.

64. Mr. McAvoy

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received about the future of the British information technology industry.

131. Mr. Livingstone

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations he has received about the future of the British information technology industry.

Mr. Dougls Hogg

My Department regularly receives representations about many areas of industry, including the IT sector.