§ Mr. William RossTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many second-hand cars have been imported into Northern Ireland and how many exported in each of the last three years for which figures are available; and in each year how many came from and were sent to(a) Great Britain and (b) the Irish Republic.
§ Mr. NeedhamThe Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland holds statistical information on the total number of vehicles removed from the vehicle register as a result of having been permanently exported or scrapped but does not have separate figures on the number of exported vehicles. The information set out in the table relates to used vehicles registered for the first time in Northern Ireland having previously been used in Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland.
Origin 1988 1989 1990 Great Britain 9,255 11,077 16,675 Republic of Ireland 2,085 3,203 1,552 Total 11,340 14,280 18,227