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Copyright Acts

Volume 979: debated on Thursday 28 February 1980

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48.

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he has any proposals to amend the Copyright Acts.

The Whitford committee to consider the law on copyright and designs, which reported in 1977, made a great many recommendations for legislative changes covering all aspects of this very complex area of law. The Government are studying these recommendations in the light of the many comments they have received on the report, with a view to putting forward some proposals for public discussion in due course.

UNITED KINGDOM TRADE IN MANUFACTURES*
EXCLUDING ERRATICS †
Indices1975 = 100
OTS basis
ExportsImports
VolumeUnit ValueVolumeUnit Value
196761N/A49N/A
196869N/A56N/A
196978N/A59N/A
197079526653
197186557153
197286588555
1973976410367
19741048011087
1975100100100100
1976109120110123
1977115141119142
1978117155135150
1979117169159161
N/A not available
* SITC sections 5 to 8
† These are defined as ships and North Sea installations (together comprising SITC (Rev 2 793). aircraft (792) and precious stones (667)