§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the volume of shirts imported into the United Kingdom in 1964; and how this compares with estimates he has made for 1965.
§ Mr. Redhead2,900,000 dozen shirts were imported into the United Kingdom in 1964. I have made no estimate for 1965.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the President of the Board of Trade how many shirts were imported into the United Kingdom from Portugal in 1964; what estimate he has made of the figure for 1965; and whether imports from Portuguese overseas territories are included in these figures.
§ Mr. Redhead230,000 dozen shirts were imported from Portugal in 1964. This figure excludes imports from Portuguese territories outside Europe. I have made no estimate for 1965.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the President of the Board of Trade what was the volume of shirts imported into the United Kingdom from Malaysia in 1964; 130W how this compares with the previous year; and what estimate he has formed of the volume of imports from Malaysia for 1965.
§ Mr. Redhead336 dozen and 46,000 dozen shirts were imported from Malaysia in 1963 and 1964 respectively. I have made no estimate for 1965.
§ Mr. Chichester-Clarkasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he will make a statement on a global ceiling for the import of shirts from 1966 onwards.
§ Mr. RedheadIt is our objective in the forthcoming discussions with developing countries to secure not only a total limit on our imports of cotton textiles from them, including made-up goods, but also a reasonable measure of categorization. I cannot yet say precisely what arrangements will apply to shirts.