HC Deb 12 March 1964 vol 691 c655
30. Mr. Jay

asked the Secretary of State for Industry, Trade and Regional Development when the Anglo-Australian Trade Agreement of 1957 is to be re-negotiated.

Mr. Heath

No date has yet been set.

Mr. Jay

Was not the renegotiation of this Agreement postponed because of the Common Market negotiations? Does not it now offer an opportunity for the development of Anglo-Australian trade? Will not the Minister fix some date now?

Mr. Heath

No, Sir. The right hon. Gentleman is correct in saying that the renegotiation of the Agreement was postponed for that reason, but I would have thought that if there was to be effective negotiation in the Kennedy Round, the existing Agreement should be allowed to run, and that remains the position.

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