§ Mr. Gryllsasked the Secretary of State for Trade what plans the Civil Aviation Authority has to improve and update air
UNITED KINGDOM IMPORTS OF BLANKETS Country 1975 1976 1977 January to September 1978 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Tonnes £'000 Czechoslovakia … … 459 278 429 294 461 415 419 330 Spain … … 144 174 118 168 131 249 255 408 Portugal … … 194 227 82 97 50 74 132 251 West Germany … … 70 135 101 324 122 476 140 569 Italy … … 12 19 32 57 78 157 122 213 Total … … 879 833 762 940 842 1,371 1,068 1.771 No representations have been received from the Blanket Manufacturers Association or other sources about increasing imports of blankets. Imports of blankets from Czechoslovakia are subject to quota restrictions. Blankets are covered by Category 66 of the MFA—a less sensitive Group III product. There are at present no quota restrictions on any of the MFA bilateral or low-cost Mediterranean sources. Restrictions on West Germany or Italy would of course be precluded since they are EEC member States. Subject to representations being received, I have at present no plans to introduce further restrictions. 84W traffic control radar facilities at Gatwick airport, in view of the expected increase of traffic as from 1st April 1979.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisThis is a matter for the Civil Aviation Authority.