§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 16 February,Official Report, columns 828–30, what was the estimated percentage United Kingdom content of the cars manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1973; what is his estimate of the content in 1993; and if he will estimate the number of each category of cars produced by Rover and the overall United Kingdom content, including the operating profit but excluding licence payments.
§ Mr. SainsburyThis question can be answered only at disproportionate cost.
§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 9 February,Official Report, column 319, what are his reasons for expecting the takeover of Rover by BMW to make Rover more competitive than it would have been under the pre-existing arrangements with Honda; and whether his expectation includes (a) overseas markets as well as the United Kingdom market, (b) cars as well as utilities, (c) medium cars as well as small cars and (d) contract suppliers as well as Rover itself.
§ Mr. SainsburyI refer the hon. Gentleman to my statement to the House, on 31 January,Official Report, columns 615–16.