Fluorescent Lighting Tubes (Hansard, 22 April 1996)

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many fluorescent tube lights were manufactured in the United Kingdom in the last year for which figures are available. [25746]

§ Mr. Page
Accurate data are available on the number of fluorescent tubes manufactured in the UK, although total exports of linear and compact tubes are recorded at 23, 767, 365 for 1994.

§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many major companies in the United Kingdom produce fluorescent lighting tubes. [25749]

§ Mr. Page
Three major companies manufacture fluorescent lighting tubes in the United Kingdom.
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§ Mr. Sheerman
To ask the President of the Board of Trade how many fluorescent lighting tubes were imported into this country in the last year for which figures are available. [25745]

§ Mr. Page
The information is published by the Office for National Statistics in "Business Monitors" MM20 and MQ20, copies of which are available in the Library of the House. Fluorescent tubes are found in section 778.22 of the standard international trade classification.