A lot of Rovers were sold in France so it makes sense, oddly France is also a good source of obscure parts for old Fords. I managed to find a NOS Cooling fan for my Capri in France by using a part number search and they didnt even sell Capri's with that engine in France.
Its amazing where stuff is stashed away, only last year a mate came back from Malta with some parts, all NOS from a Ford dealer who was more than happy to do a deal for a load of old stock. Apparently they even had a new Auto Gearbox for an Escort but he didnt bother with that.
There was loads of XPart stock at the French warehouse (often as not, the MGR label on bits states its location as such). On closure, most if not all of that ended up with Damen & Kroes in Holland, which is why they often have bits that other ex-dealers, even Xpart, do not.
David