§ Mr. Fordasked the Secretary of State for Trade what progress has been made in the negotiations of bilateral agreements under the multi-fibre arrangement.
§ Mr. DeakinsAn agreement with India has been initialled. Negotiations with South Korea, Hong Kong and Pakistan are still continuing. Agreement has been reached in Brussels on 433W mandates for negotiation with Brazil, Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, Colombia and Mexico, and work is well advanced on mandates for negotiation with Japan and Yugoslavia. Work on corresponding arrangements for imports from Taiwan is nearing completion.