§ 28. Mr. James Lamondasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will monitor the imports of textiles and clothing into the United Kingdom under the recent multi-fibre arrangement.
§ 35. Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what arrangements he has made to monitor imports of textiles into the United Kingdom since agreement was reached on the multi-fibre arrangement.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkThe MFA bilateral agreements provide for import quotas for sensitive products which are administered by the issue of import licences against valid export certificates issued by the authorities of the country of origin. Import levels for those textile and clothing products not under restraint are regularly monitored through customs import statistics and action in accordance with the arrangement taken where appropriate.