§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Economic Affairs if he will make a statement on the results of his Depart- 304W ment's examination of the progress made in import substitution; and what steps he is taking to further this policy by catering for the national preference in Scotland to buy Scottish goods clearly labelled as such.
§ Mr. Frederick LeeOn import substitution I would refer the hon. Member to the answer my right hon. Friend gave on 11th July to the question from the hon. Member for Worcestershire, South (Sir G. Nabarro). There is nothing to prevent manufacturers in Scotland from marking their products with the country of origin and I am sure it can be left to these manufacturers to assess the commercial advantage of adopting this practice.—[Vol. 768, c. 719–20.]