§ Mr. Kilfedderasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he is able to make any arrangements that would allow British manufacturers to compete on a basis of equality with the United States of America manufacturers of polyester filament yarn and nylon carpet yarn, who benefit from cheap oil and oil-based products.
§ Mr. ParkinsonImports into the United Kingdom of polyester filament yarn and nylon carpet yarn from the United States and other sources are controlled by quota. The Commission has opened an anti-dumping investigation on imports of United States polyester filament yarn into the Community. And the EC-US discussions under article XXIII of the GATT about the effects of United States domestic energy policy on their synthetic textile producers are continuing.