§ 45. Mr. Beresford Craddockasked the Prime Minister when it is proposed to introduce legislation to permit the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties on imported goods.
§ The Lord Privy Seal (Mr. R. A. Butler)I have been asked to reply.
It had been hoped that it would be possible to introduce legislation to permit the imposition of countervailing and antidumping duties before now. I regret, however, that the legislative programme which confronts us during the rest of this Session will leave no opportunity for the consideration of what is necessarily a complicated and technical measure. It is intended that the appropriate legislation should be introduced early next Session, and I wish to make it clear that the Government have not altered their opinion about the importance of such legislation.