§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will investigate the current level of imports of Polish suits as a prima facie case of dumping;
(2) what representations he has received from clothing manufacturers in connection with the imports of Polish suits.
§ Mr. DeakinsI have received a number of representations from individual firms and from bodies concerned with the clothing trade about imports of suits from East Europe generally. My Department is also in touch with the Clothing Manufacturers' Federation about the preparation of an anti-dumping case on suits from Eastern European sources including Poland. In the meantime, as my right hon. Friend announced on 10th March—[Vol. 907, c.243–4]—arrangements have been made to limit imports of men's and boy's woollen suits from several Eastern European countries including Poland. With these measures virtually all suits from these sources are now restricted.