HC Deb 22 January 1997 vol 288 c638W
32. Mr. Purchase

To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement about exports of manufactured goods to the European Union. [10624]

Mr. Greg Knight

The value of UK exports of manufactures to the European Union reached a record £74 billion in 1995, nearly 17 per cent. higher than in 1994. In the 12 months to October 1996, the value of exports of manufactures to the EU increased by over 8 per cent. compared with a year earlier.