§ Mrs. Winifred Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Industry what recent representations he has received regarding the problems of the wool textile industry 365W on the world decline in demand; and what reply he has sent.
Mr. Alan WilliamsI have received no such representations. Indeed, statistics compiled by the Commonwealth Secretariat suggest that world demand for wool textiles in the first half of 1976 was considerably higher than in the same period of 1975, and in the case of wool tops and worsted yarn was also higher than in 1974. The United Kingdom wool textile industry has taken advantage of this increased demand to further improve its excellent export performance.