HC Deb 19 May 1966 vol 728 c279W
5. Mr. Robert Howarth

asked the President of the Board of Trade if he will report on progress made with the negotiations for a global quota of cotton textile imports covering the next five years.

Mr. Jay

We have now discussed fully with those exporting countries that will be subject to restraint our intention to set a total limit to their exports to us from now until 1970. Some matters of method and procedure remain to be settled; but I hope to make a detailed announcement very shortly. Meanwhile provisional limitation is in force.