§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he forward processing of textile imports into the European Economic Community and the United Kingdom in particular.
§ Mr. Parkinson,pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 15 June 1979; Vol. 968, c. 363–4], gave the following answer:
Where restrictions on imports exist United Kingdom practice is to count outward processed goods against the same limits as non-outward processed goods. For some other EEC member States, separate additional limits have been established for certain outward processed
Tonnes Average value per tonne (cif) £ TOTAL 2,197,519 32.70 of which consigned from:— Australia … … … … … … … 949,740 25.93 Poland … … … … … … … 412,248 31.55 United States of America … … … … … 384,351 36.84 Federal Republic of Germany … … … … 219,490 51.00 Soviet Union … … … … … … … 95,830 42.03 Irish Republic … … … … … … 59,650 26.74 South Africa … … … … … … … 30,151 31.28 Morocco … … … … … … … 23,426 49.79 Belgium-Luxembourg … … … … … 18,326 54.43 Sweden … … … … … … … 1,960 27.50 Netherlands … … … … … … … 1,712 36.65 France … … … … … … … 630 47.59 Norway … … … … … … … 5 40.00 Notes: (1) Corresponding information by country of origin could be provided only at disproportionate cost. (2) Values per tonne, derived from the overseas trade statistics, are not true prices; they are influenced by differences in the type and quality of the coal imported.