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Non-domestic Rates
Mr. Gallie : To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will make a statement on non-domestic rates for 1993-94.
Mr. Lang : Continuing our policy of reducing Scottish business rate poundages to the level of the English national non-domestic rate, Scottish businesses will pay £68 million less in rates next year than they otherwise would have done. This is a poundage reduction of over 7 per cent. in real terms and an actual reduction in cash terms of 4 per cent.
The total reduction, due to the Government's policy and our earlier decision to limit increases in poundages to no more than inflation from 1989-90 onwards, is now at least £400 million.
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The reduction of £68 million is larger than had been allowed for in drawing up the spending plans we made last year and £56 million of it will be met by increased revenue support grant to local authorities. Local authorities are being asked to contribute the remaining £12 million through efficiency savings.The table shows the rate poundages which I intend to prescribe for each local authority in regulations I shall lay before Parliament very shortly. Apart from Orkney and Shetland and, as a result of the reduction for next year, Kincardine and Deeside, which are at the English level, the poundage of every authority has been reduced in cash terms. As last year, I have decided to make larger reductions to those poundages furthest from the English non-domestic rate. As a result, the poundage reductions in real terms range from over 8.8 per cent. in Glasgow to 2.1 per cent. in the case of Kincardine and Deeside.
The reduction in poundages will again be accompanied by an associated reduction in derating : from 25 to 17.5 per cent. The reduction takes into account the additional £40 million reduction in poundages for this year made following the 1992 Budget.
Our decision to reduce business rates and to increase revenue support grant next year beyond our original plans yet again, at a time when resources are very scarce, continues to demonstrate the high priority we give to it. We remain committed to eliminating the difference between Scotland and England just as quickly as resources permit.
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|1992-93 Poundages |1993-94 Pre-NNDR |1993-94 Poundages |1993-94 Poundages at|Reduction to
|Reduction |Ratepayer Level |Ratepayer
|P |P |P |P |P
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Cumbernauld and Kilsyth |9.6 |9.9 |7.1 |53.8 |4.4
Cumnock and Doon Valley |10.0 |10.4 |7.5 |54.2 |4.5
Cunninghame |12.2 |12.6 |9.3 |56.0 |4.9
Dumbarton |11.2 |11.6 |8.5 |55.2 |4.7
East Kilbride |8.2 |8.5 |5.9 |52.6 |4.2
Eastwood |5.4 |5.6 |3.6 |50.3 |3.6
Glasgow City |16.6 |17.2 |13.0 |59.7 |5.8
Hamilton |10.6 |11.0 |8.0 |54.7 |4.6
Inverclyde |9.3 |9.6 |6.9 |53.6 |4.3
Kilmarnock and Loudoun |9.6 |9.9 |7.1 |53.8 |4.4
Kyle and Carrick |10.0 |10.4 |7.5 |54.2 |4.5
Monklands |10.6 |11.0 |8.0 |54.7 |4.6
Motherwell |9.6 |9.9 |7.1 |53.8 |4.4
Renfrew |10.6 |11.0 |8.0 |54.7 |4.6
Strathkelvin |9.3 |9.6 |6.9 |53.6 |4.3
Angus |8.2 |8.5 |6.4 |50.0 |3.6
Dundee City |13.4 |13.9 |10.8 |54.4 |4.6
Perth and Kinross |8.6 |8.9 |6.7 |50.3 |3.7
Orkney |40.2 |41.6 |41.6 |41.6 |0.0
Shetland |40.2 |41.6 |41.6 |41.6 |0.0
Western Isles |55.1 |57.0 |52.8 |52.8 |4.2
NATIONAL HERITAGE
Royal Palaces (Fire Protection)
Mr. Haselhurst : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage when he expects to set up the inquiry to assess the adequacy of fire protection measures at the royal palaces ; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr. Brooke : I am pleased to announce that Sir Alan Bailey, former permanent secretary to the Department of Transport, has agreed to chair the inquiry. The other members are Mr. Donald Insall, architect and planning consultant and principal of Donald W. Insall and Associates and Mr. Philip Kilshaw, former deputy senior fire safety inspector in Her Majesty's fire service inspectorate. The terms of reference of the inquiry are :
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"In the light of the Windsor Castle fire to assess the adequacy of fire protection measures for the royal palaces and residences for which I have a financial responsibility, and to report to me." The inquiry group has already started work and I hope that it will be able to report within three to four months. The report will be published. I shall make a further statement when I have considered the report.Items in Lieu of Tax
Mr. Thurnham : To ask the Secretary of State for National Heritage if there have been any items accepted in lieu of tax or, allocated since his last announcement on 3 December 1992.
Mr. Brooke : Since my announcement on 3 December, Official Report, column 325, I am pleased to inform the House of the acceptance of two offers in lieu of tax. The offers are of chattels from Sheringham Hall, which will satisfy £119,119 tax, and a Charles I silver gilt standing cup and cover, which will satisfy £199,401 tax. The chattels will be allocated to the National Trust ; no decision has yet been made on the allocation of the cup.
FOREIGN AND COMMONWEALTH AFFAIRS
Northern Ireland
Mr. Barnes : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has received concerning United States policy towards Northern Ireland ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Lennox-Boyd : None in recent months.
Missile Technology Control Regime
Mr. Willetts : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent changes have been made to the scope of the missile technology control regime ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Douglas Hogg : In the light of concerns about the proliferation of biological and chemical weapons, members of the missile technology control regime agreed, in July 1992, to extend the scope of the regime to cover delivery systems for such weapons, as well as those for nuclear weapons. Technical discussions on details of the changes have now been concluded and members formally adopted the revised guidelines on 7 January 1993. These changes will further strengthen international efforts to combat missile proliferation and to frustrate attempts to deploy weapons of mass destruction. We shall continue to urge all states who are not members of the regime to adopt similar responsible policies on missile exports. A copy of the new guidelines will be placed in the Library of the House.
Council of Ministers
Mr. Burns : To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will publish in the Official Report a statement of forthcoming business in the European Community's Council of Ministers.
Mr. Garel-Jones : The following meetings are planned :
18 January : Economic and Finance Council
18-19 January : Agriculture Council
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The following subjects are likely to be discussed :(a) Economic and Finance Council--18 January
--Multilateral surveillance including national actions to promote economic recovery in Europe
--Action at the level of the Community to promote economic recovery in Europe
--Medium term Financial Assistance (possible)
(b) Agriculture Council--18-19 January
--GATT
--Accelerated transitional measures for Portugal (possible) The Economic and Finance Council will meet on 18 January to conduct a multilateral surveillance of the economies of member states and the package of Community measures to promote economic recovery in Europe which was agreed at the European Council in Edinburgh in December.
The Agriculture Council will meet on 18 and 19 January. Ministers will discuss recent developments in the GATT Uruguay round negotiations. Accelerated transitional measures for Portugal may also be discussed.
EMPLOYMENT
Unemployment
Mr. George : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the number and percentage of people leaving youth training in 1991 in (a) Walsall and (b) west midlands, who were without full-time employment after (i) six months, (ii) nine months and (iii) 12 months.
Mr. McLoughlin : Of those young people leaving youth training providers during 1991 53 per cent. in the Walsall training and enterprise council area and 51 per cent. in west midlands were not in full-time employment six months after leaving. Twenty-three per cent. described themselves as unemployed ; the rest as in part-time work, on another training programme, or on a full-time course at a college or training centre or doing something else. No information is collected about trainee activity after nine and 12 months.
Solvent-based Paints
Mr. Spearing : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment she has made of experience outwith the United Kingdom on legislation governing the conditions under which solvent-based paints can be used and the circumstances under which they can be applied ; and if she will review the United Kingdom legislation in the light of the assessment.
Mr. McLoughlin : No assessment has been made of experience outside the United Kingdom on legislation governing the use of solvent-based paints. However, the dangers presented by these products are under regular review, both within the United Kingdom by the Health and Safety Executive and within the European Community through expert working groups involving representatives from all member states. In the United Kingdom, the use of solvent-based paints at work is subject to the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 1988. Specific guidance published by the HSE recommends the substitution of solvent-based paints by less harmful substances, such as water-based paints.
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Jobcentres
Mr. Nigel Jones : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment (1) what plans her Department has to extend the range of services offered by jobcentres to the unemployed ; and if she will make a statement ; (2) what are the rules by which jobcentre managers accept advertisements for services to the unemployed ; and if she will make a statement ;
(3) what plans her Department has to give jobcentre managers greater discretion on acceptance of advertisements for services to the unemployed ; and if she will make a statement.
Mr. McLoughlin : Responsibility for the subject of the question has been delegated to the Employment Service Agency under its chief executive. I have asked him to arrange for a reply to be given. Letter from M. E. G. Fogden to Mr. Nigel Jones, dated 14 January 1993 :
As the Employment Service is an Executive Agency, the Secretary of State has asked me to write to you direct to respond to your Parliamentary Questions to her about the range of services offered by Jobcentres, the policy on advertising in Jobcentres and the flexibility which my local managers have on the display of advertising material. These fall within the responsibilities delegated to me as Chief Executive of the Agency.
The Secretary of State for Employment recently announced a new package of Employment Service measures aimed at providing nearly 500, 000 extra opportunities in 1993-94 for long-term unemployed and other people disadvantaged in the labour market. As part of this package, we are introducing a new Jobplan workshop for people unemployed for 12 months. Jobplan will be a five day assessment workshop, which will help identify strengths and skills, set new job goals and draw up an action plan for the client's route back to work.
We are also expanding our Jobclub and Job Interview Guarantee programmes, which have proved to be very successful, as well as implementing a significant development of Work Trials. Work trials allow people the chance to try out a job for up to three weeks while retaining their entitlement to benefit.
Jobclub is aimed at people who have been unemployed for six months or more, and others at a disadvantage in the labour market. Jobclub members are given help and guidance in a variety of job hunting methods including interview technique, advice on applying for jobs, completion of application forms and preparation of CVs. Members also have access to telephones, stationery, newspapers, stamps and other resources.
The Job Interview Guarantee Scheme is also aimed at people who have been unemployed for six months or more. It offers employers a fuller recruitment and selection service in return for a guarantee that they will consider our long-term unemployed clients for their vacancies. I enclose a leaflet setting out the full range of help which unemployed people can access through Jobcentres.
Our policy for advertising services in Jobcentres is that my local office managers have full discretion to allow companies to display material likely to help our clients find work or training opportunities, providing there is sufficient space available and that no charge is made to the jobseeker for the service offered. There are no plans to change this arrangement.
As decided by the Administration Committee of the House of Commons, Chief Executive replies to written Parliamentary Questions will now be published in the Official Report. I will also place a copy of this letter in the Library of the House.
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Labour Statistics
Mrs. Helen Jackson : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is his latest estimate in percentage and absolute terms of unemployment among black adults in England and Wales.
Mr. McLoughlin : Results from the labour force survey show that in summer--June to August--1992 there were an estimated 102,000 black people aged 16 and over, in England and Wales, who were unemployed on the international agreed International Labour Organisation definition. The International Labour Organisation unemployment rate for the group was 25 per cent.
Construction Site Cradles
Mr. Burden : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what action has been taken or is envisaged by the Health and Safety Executive to restrict or prohibit the use of modular system cradles coupled by drop pins on construction sites.
Mr. McLoughlin : The Health and Safety Executive has alerted users of any suspended access equipment on which drop nose pins link together sections of cradles, to the need for thorough examination and maintenance before such equipment is used.
The Health and Safety Executive has also met representatives of the Suspended Access Equipment Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Scaffolding Contractors. It was agreed that such cradles should be designed so that failure of a key component should not lead to total failure of the whole suspended access platform and that the training and competence of those who install and use them is important. The Health and Safety Executive has successfully advocated that these points be incorporated into the relevant British Standard codes of practice and is updating its own guidance on precautions essential for the safe use of suspended access equipment.
Youth Training
Mr. Flynn : To ask the Secretary of State for Employment what is the legal effect of the statement in leaflet IS 26 that a person aged 16 or 17 years has a right to the offer of a youth training place ; and what remedy is available if such an offer is not made.
Mr. McLoughlin : The statement reflects the Government's guarantee of the offer of a suitable youth training place to young people aged 16 and 17 who are not in full-time education or a job and are seeking training. The Department contracts with training and enterprise councils for the delivery of the guarantee at local level and various remedies are available to my right hon. Friend if training and enterprise councils fail to deliver the guarantee. The contract requires training and enterprise councils to record and investigate any complaint made directly by or on behalf of a person in the guarantee group to the effect that the guarantee has not been discharged in respect of that person. Training and enterprise councils are required to use best endeavours to remedy any complaint which is upheld or, if a remedy is not available, to notify my right hon. Friend in writing.
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DEFENCE
Hokum Helicopter
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the capability of the Hokum helicopter.
Mr. Aitken : While we have a reasonable appreciation of the capabilities of all helicopters, including the Hokum, which might be used in the anti-armour role, a full assessment of the Hokum's capabilities will only be undertaken if it is offered in the forthcoming attack helicopter competition.
Apache Helicopter
Mr. Menzies Campbell : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what assessment his Department has made of the capability of the Apache helicopter.
Mr. Aitken : While we have a reasonable appreciation of the capabilities of all helicopters, including the Apache, which might be used in the anti-armour role, a full assessment of the Apache's capabilities will only be undertaken if it is offered in the forthcoming attack helicopter competition.
Gulf Trust
Mr. Alison : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what criteria have been regarded as relevant in judging eligibility and in making distributions to beneficiaries from the Gulf Trust fund or the relevant service benevolent funds.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The deed of the trust for the Gulf Trust prescribes that moneys must be used to meet the financial needs of the beneficiaries and for the relief of sickness, distress and any other physical or mental disability, arising from the involvement of the armed forces in military or other operations relating to or in connection with the Gulf conflict. Potential beneficiaries are limited to members of the armed forces involved in the Gulf conflict ; civilian personnel attached to or accompanying the armed forces in the Gulf conflict ; and their respective dependants. The support which the service benevolent funds provide can thus cover a wide range of areas and will vary from case to case, in accordance with individual need.
Mr. Alison : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will list the range of needs which have been judged eligible, and have been met, by distribution from the Gulf Trust fund through the service benevolent funds.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The support that the service benevolent funds provide can cover a wide range of areas within the terms of the trust deeds and charity law. It is not the practice of the funds to release details of how they have dealt with individual cases.
Mr. Alison : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the latest figure of distributions made by the service benevolent funds, specifying the figures for the three individual funds, from moneys passed to them from the Gulf Trust fund.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The information requested is as follows :
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|£
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King George's Fund for Sailors |nil
Army Benevolent Fund |304,990
RAF Benevolent Fund |287,630
The figures include moneys paid out up to 31 December 1992, but exclude adminstrative costs and miscellaneous expenses. Some of the payments that were made in the form of loans have already been repaid.
Mr. Alison : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will give the latest available figure of the sums donated by members of the public to the Gulf Trust fund ; what total sums, and under what apportionment, have been passed on to the three service benevolent funds from the Gulf Trust fund ; and on what basis the apportionments have been calculated.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : As at 31 December 1992, a total of £3,008,051 had been donated to the Gulf Trust fund. No block allocation of funds has been passed by the united services trustee to the service benevolent funds. The benevolent funds are meeting claims arising from the Gulf conflict by payments made to them as necessary by the Gulf Trust fund. The amount of money allocated to each of the service benevolent funds will be announced when the Gulf Trust is wound up.
RAF Church Fenton
Mr. Alison : To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what plans for the future use or disposal of the RAF Church Fenton headquarters buildings and residential accommodation have been made, following recent decisions about the RAF's future use and requirements of the landing facilities there.
Mr. Archie Hamilton : The airfield at RAF Church Fenton is designated as a relief landing ground for RAF Linton on Ouse and this requirement will exist for the foreseeable future. The married quarters are to be retained for service use. The majority of the technical site, however, including the headquarters buildings is scheduled for disposal.
TRADE AND INDUSTRY
Self-employed Businesses
Mr. Peter Atkinson : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the total number of self-employed businesses in the north-east for each of the last 10 years ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Sainsbury : The available information for the northern region-- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria, Durham and Cleveland--based on the labour force survey, is given in the table.
Vietnam
Mr. Mullin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer to the hon. Member for Sunderland, South on 14 December, Official Report, column 27, what discussions he has had with the Vietnamese Government with a view to recovering outstanding trade debts.
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Mr. Needham : The Export Credits Guarantee Department has attempted to negotiate the settlement of trade debts owed by Vietnam on which ECGD has paid claims. These negotiations have proved fruitless. The Vietnamese Government have now signalled their intention to regularise their payments position with their creditors and to seek a formal restructuring of the official debt under the auspices of the Paris club.
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North-East Businesses
Mr. Peter Atkinson : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is the net number of new businesses in the north-east for each of the last five years ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Leigh : The available information for the northern region-- Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Cumbria, Durham and Cleveland--based on VAT data, is given in the table. During the period 1987 to 1991 the number of businesses registered for VAT in the northern region increased by 6,800.
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VAT registrations and deregistrations in Northern region
|Registrations |Deregistrations|Net change
|(000's) |(000's) |(000's)
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1987 |7.3 |6.2 |1.1
1988 |8.3 |6.7 |1.7
1989 |9.1 |6.8 |2.4
1990 |8.3 |6.7 |1.6
1991 |6.9 |6.8 |0.1
These figures reflect the success of the Government's policies in encouraging enterprise and new business formation within the region.
Self-employed in
Northern region
|(000's)
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1983 |91
1984 |92
1985 |104
1986 |105
1987 |108
1988 |113
1989 |110
1990 |115
1991 |115
1992 |114
These figures underline
the success of the
Government's policy in
encouraging the growth
of the enterprise
culture and
self-employment within
the region.
Nuclear Industry
Mr. Allen : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what discussions he has had with (a) Nottinghamshire county council, (b) the European Commission and (c) any other bodies on the question of the compatibility of state aid to the nuclear industry with EC treaty provisions ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar : The Government are aware that Nottinghamshire county council has made representations to the European Commission concerning the Commission's decision in March 1990 not to raise objections to the provision of state aids to the nuclear industry. It is for the Commission to respond to these representations as it deems appropriate.
Wind Power
Mr. Colvin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his curent target in megawatts for wind power electricity.
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Mr. Eggar : I refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave to the hon. Member for Ceredigion and Pembroke, North (Mr. Dafis) on 16 November, Official Report, column 69.
Renewable Energy
Mr. Colvin : To ask the President of the Board of Trade when he will respond to the fourth report of the Select Committee on Energy on renewable energy ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar : The Government's response to the Energy Select Committee report on renewable energy was announced to the House on 16 July 1992, Official Report, column 997 .
Mr. Llew Smith : To ask the President of the Board of Trade, pursuant to his answer of 17 December 1992, Official Report, column 479, when he received the report by the renewable energy advisory group ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar : The report by the Renewable Energy Advisory Group was received by the President's office on 24 November 1992. Its printing was then expedited to make it available to Members before the Christmas recess.
International Trade
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade if he will state the value of imports, exports and trade balance in manufactured goods with the rest of the OECD countries, in total, and by individual country, in (a) 1970, (b) 1979 and (c) for each year since 1979 ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Needham : Information for 1979 and 1991 is given in the table. Information for 1970 and each year from 1980 to 1990 could be provided only at a disproportionate cost.
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United Kingdom trade in manufactured goods<1> with OECD countries
£ million
1979 1991
|Exports |Imports |Crude balance|Exports |Imports |Crude balance
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OECD total |23,260 |27,208 |-3,948 |69,553 |79,699 |-10,146
France |2,320 |3,038 |-718 |9,120 |8,749 |371
Belgium/Luxembourg |2,055 |1,928 |127 |5,104 |4,610 |494
Netherlands |1,929 |1,845 |84 |6,133 |7,112 |-979
Germany F.R.<2> |2,781 |5,310 |-2,529 |12,564 |16,484 |-3,920
Italy |1,175 |1,971 |-797 |5,135 |5,649 |-514
Irish Republic |1,835 |877 |959 |3,985 |2,860 |1,125
Denmark |559 |412 |147 |1,248 |1,198 |50
Iceland |37 |22 |15 |85 |39 |46
Faroe Island |3 |1 |2 |6 |3 |3
Norway |443 |482 |-38 |1,078 |991 |87
Sweden |942 |1,275 |-333 |2,032 |2,657 |-624
Finland |325 |572 |-247 |643 |1,252 |-609
Switzerland |2,225 |2,508 |-283 |2,007 |3,659 |-1,651
Austria |229 |328 |-98 |738 |892 |-154
Portugal |261 |245 |16 |880 |847 |33
Spain |360 |441 |-81 |3,340 |1,930 |1,410
Yugoslavia |153 |37 |116 |170 |134 |37
Greece |242 |58 |184 |499 |206 |293
Turkey |129 |19 |110 |547 |298 |250
Ceuta and Melilla |1 |0 |1 |1 |0 |1
Canary Islands |24 |5 |19 |48 |4 |44
Japan |481 |1,441 |-960 |1,929 |6,655 |-4,726
Australia |743 |247 |496 |1,229 |416 |813
New Zealand |284 |19 |265 |233 |52 |181
Greenland |0 |0 |0 |1 |1 |0
Canada |648 |519 |130 |1,148 |1,024 |125
USA |3,075 |3,610 |-535 |9,650 |11,978 |-2,328
<1> Manufactured goods are defined as sections 5-8 of the Standard International Trade Classification.
<2> 1991 figures include the former German Democratic Republic.
Source: Overseas Trade Statistics of the United Kingdom.
Mr. Fatchett : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what was the United Kingdom share of the world trade in manufactures in (a) 1962, (b) 1970 and (c) for each year since 1979 to the present ; and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Needham : The figures requested are shown in the table.
United Kingdom value share of exports of manufactures from the MMC<1> to the World. Year |Per cent. ------------------------------ 1962 |15.5 1970 |10.6 1979 |9.1 1980 |9.6 1981 |8.5 1982 |8.4 1983 |7.9 1984 |7.5 1985 |7.8 1986 |7.6 1987 |8.1 1988 |8.3 1989 |8.2 1990 |8.6 1991 |8.5 <1> Main Manufacturing Countries. Source: Table E1, Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, Annual Supplement No. 2, 1981. Table E1, Monthly Review of External Trade Statistics, Annual Supplement No. 13, 1992
There has been a stable or increasing United Kingdom share throughout the 1980s overall, after years of decline.
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Pit Closures
Mrs. Golding : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what steps are being taken to extend the term of the existing redundancy agreement for miners following the High Court judgment preventing the immediate closure of pits ; and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Eggar : None. British Coal's redundancy terms are a matter for British Coal. It would, however, seem reasonable for the corporation not to determine its redundancy arrangements from 1 April 1993 until at least the outcome of the coal review is known.
Coal Industry
Mr. Burden : To ask the President of the Board of Trade what response he has made to the submission to him from Birmingham city council on the impact of coal industry restructuring.
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