§ Mrs. Ann Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangements have been made for restraining the imports of textile and clothing products from Turkey.
§ Mr. ChannonDiscussions between the European Commission and Turkish representatives have not yet 431W resulted in agreement on a comprehensive voluntary restraint arrangement, and negotiations will continue later this year. In the absence of an agreement, member states requested further safeguard action in accordance with the terms of the Community's association agreement with Turkey, and Commission regulations 1898/83 and 1899/83 for 13 July have established the following import quotas for the United Kingdom for the remainder of the year:
Number Category 2 (cotton cloth) 100 tonnes Category 4 (T-shirts) 100,000 pieces Category 9 (terry fabrics) 30 tonnes Category 20 (bed linen) 25 tonnes Category 83 (certain outer garments) 15 tonnes