§ 15. Mr. Pikeasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what recent representations he has had about the future of the textile clothing industry.
§ Mr. Norman LamontMy right hon. Friend and I have received a number of recent representations in favour of the renewal of the multi-fibre arrangement beyond July 1986, and others requesting Government assistance for the textile and clothing industries following the European Commission's rejection of the proposed CLOFT scheme.