HC Deb 17 April 1980 vol 982 cc671-2W
45. Mr. Lyell

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what weight is being given in formulating the Government's attitude towards an EEC sheepmeat policy to the fact that further restrictions on the imports of sheepmeat from Australia and New Zealand could severely damage the United Kingdom's maritime trade in the transportation of refrigerated sheepmeat from these countries.

Mr. Tebbit

The Government are fully conscious of the shipping implications of any move to restrict supplies of shipmeat from Australia and New Zealand. We shall certainly give due weight to these in Community discussions on the proposed sheepmeat regime.

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