§ Mr. GaleTo ask the President of the Board of Trade if she will estimate the number of permanent jobs in the United Kingdom that are(a) directly and (b) indirectly dependent upon the trade in duty-free goods. [18062]
§ Mrs. Roche[holding answer 27 November 1997]: The figures requested are not available because statistics are not collected in that form. Moreover, because of the number of different factors affecting retail activity at ports, airports, etc., I do not consider it would be possible to arrive at an accurate estimate.