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Television Sets

Volume 928: debated on Tuesday 22 March 1977

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asked the Secretary of State for Industry how many television sets were made by manufacturers in the United Kingdom in each complete year since 1973; and, of these, how many, respectively, were colour, table monochrome and portable monochrome sets.

United Kingdom manufacturers' deliveries of television sets in the years specified were as follows:

Information for exports by individual companies is not available. Total United Kingdom exports were:

Thousands
197161
197274
1973110
1974274
1975184
1976353

asked the Secretary of State for Industry what percentage of United Kingdom components is used in television sets manufactured in the United Kingdom by British and Japanese companies, respectively.

Statistics of United Kingdom-made electronic components are not classified according to their end-use. Many—for example, transistors, resistors, capacitors and switches—are of general application throughout the electronics field, and there is no way in which the proportion used in the manufacture of television sets could be deduced. Similar considerations apply to imported components.