§ Mr. Carter-Jonesasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will take steps to encourage the volume of trade between the United Kingdom and the German Democratic Republic; and if he will make a statement on the trends in that trade.
§ Mr. NobleAs will be seen from the following trade figures, the volume of trade between the United Kingdom and the GDR has increased very considerably during the past few years. I warmly welcome this trend and will continue to take such steps as may be appropriate to promote the further expansion of trade with the GDR.
continue to be made freely available in half-pint containers.
§ Mr. OnslowI understand that the reason why some paint manufacturers have discontinued the production of the 489W smaller tins is that reduced demand made their production uneconomic. It is not connected with metrication. But many manufacturers are continuing to produce paint in 250 millilitre or smaller sizes. I am advised that these are widely available, and any intervention by Government would be quite unjustified.