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Mr. Boscawen
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will take action to restrain imports of industrial gloves following the submission by the National Association of Glove Manufacturers.
Mr. Meacher
Officials of my Department and the Department of Industry
| UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN MANUFACTURES | ||||
| Overseas Trade Statistics basis—Seasonally adjusted | ||||
| Imports (c.i.f.) | Exports (J.o.b.) | |||
| £ million | Per cent. | £ million | Per cent. | |
| Change between September 1976 and October 1976 | +140 | +9 | +16 | +1 |
| Change between October 1975 and October 1976 | +573 | +53 | +418 | +28 |
| Change between second and third quarters of 1976 | +200 | +5 | +95 | +2 |