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Cars And Vans

Volume 163: debated on Friday 8 December 1989

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To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cars and vans were produced in (a) the Federal Republic of Germany, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) Spain in 1988.

[holding answer 4 December 1989]: Figures for cars are:

(a) 4·3 million, (b) 3·2 million (c) 1·9 million, (d) 1·5 million.
Figures for vans are not readily available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many cars and vans were produced in the United Kingdom in 1988.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what information he has on the percentage of cars and vans which were produced in 1988 in (a) the Federal Republic of Germany, (b) France, (c) Italy and (d) Spain were exported.

[holding answer 4 December 1989]: Figures for cars are:

(a) 58 per cent., (b) 57 per cent., (c) 36 per cent., (d) 53 per cent.
Figures for vans are not readily available.

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what percentage of the cars and vans which were produced in the United Kingdom in 1988 were exported.