China: Motorcycles

To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many motorcycles manufactured in China of 50cc and under were imported into the UK in each year since 1997. (139695)

The following table shows HM Revenue and Customs' overseas trade statistics for the value and number of UK imports from China of motorcycles, including mopeds, with engines of 50cc or less:

	£ million	Number
1997	0.006	11
1998	0.07	240
1999	0.19	739
2000	0.40	2,131
2001	0.36	2,366
2002	0.85	6,385
2003	2.63	43,933
2004	6.52	68,022
2005	10.10	111,659
2006	4.21	49,498

Volume 461: debated on Monday 4 June 2007