HC Deb 11 February 1982 vol 17 cc440-1W
Mr. Banks

asked 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 Rees

This matter has been taken up with the Commission and is under discussion in the EEC Nomenclature Committee in Brussels.

Mr. Banks

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will set out the quantities of textiles in categories 91, 100, 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 Rees

Imports 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

Back to