§ Mr. Proctorasked the Minister for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the categories of anti-dumping applications made by United Kingdom firms and organisations during the past three years.
§ Dr. VaughanSuccessful anti-dumping applications have been made to the European Commission by a wide range of United Kingdom industries. In the great majority of instances they have been made on a Community basis where the United Kingdom industry and those of other member States have acted in concert. In particular, the chemical, pharmaceutical, textile, timber, paper and board, domestic electrical appliance and light engineering sectors have all put forward such applications.
§ Mr. Proctorasked the Minister for Trade what was the number of anti-dumping applications made by United Kingdom firms and organisations to the European Commission in each of the past three years; how many were substantiated; and what action was taken by the Commission in each case.
§ Dr. VaughanAnti-dumping action is undertaken by the European Commission at the request of Community industries and it is not always possible to quantify the extent of United Kingdom interest in any one case. However, since January 1979, over 60 anti-dumping or countervailing cases have been opened by the Commission. We believe that in more than half of these United Kingdom industries had a major interest. The304W outcome in most cases has been the imposition of definitive duties or the acceptance of price undertakings, but in three instances no remedy was found to be necessary. Nineteen cases are still under investigation. About half of these are of considerable interest to United Kingdom industry.