§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will seek to change the definition of textiles impregnated with PVC from non-textile plastics to textiles in the context of the negotiations for a multi-fibre arrangement.
§ Mr. Peter ReesThis matter has been taken up with the Commission and is under discussion in the EEC Nomenclature Committee in Brussels.
§ Mr. Banksasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out the quantities of textiles in categories 91, 100, 441W and 112, imported into the United Kingdom for the last complete year, together with the quota levels, agreed in the last multi-fibre arrangement.
§ Mr. Peter ReesImports in 1980 from sources subject to quota were as follows:
category 91(tents): (tonnes) Source Imports Quota Czechoslovakia 36 36 German Democratic Republic 11 5 Hungary 25 99 South Korea 334 440 Taiwan 39 43 Category 100 (coated textile fabric): Czechoslovakia 15 15 German Democratic Republic 1,075 1,290 Hungary 408 1,088 South Korea 205 1,000 Category 112 (other made-up textile articles): German Democratic Republic — 11 Taiwan 14 49