HC Deb 11 January 1995 vol 252 cc155-6W
Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish in theOfficial Report a table showing the value of imports and exports of motor vehicle components in 1992, 1993 and this year to date, together with his estimate of the import content of cars produced or assembled in the United Kingdom in 1973 and 1993.

Mr. Needham

I refer the hon. Gentleman to the written answer that I gave him on 12 December 1994,Official Report, column 510–11. Figures for world trade for 1992 are published in "Business Monitor" MA 20. For 1993 and for 1994 to date, figures for extra-EC trade are published in "Business Monitor" MM 20 whereas figures for intra-EC trade are published in "Business Monitor" MQ 20.

Mr. Austin Mitchell

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will publish a table showing the change in the deficit on trade with the EEC in (i) cars and (ii) commercial vehicles in 1992, 1993 and 1994 to date and the contribution that it has made to growth.

Mr. Needham

No assessment is made of contribution to growth. The crude trade balances were as follows:

Crude Trade Balance
£ Million
Year Cars Commercial Vehicles
1991 -1,089.0 218.2
1992 -1,693.3 202.3
1993 -3,309.6 33.7
1993 (January-September) -2,625.0 70.9
1994 (January-September) -3,487.7 -458.6