HC Deb 18 January 1988 vol 145 c229W
21. Mr. John Townend

To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on current restrictions on the importation of Scotch whisky into the republic of South Korea; and what progress the Government is making in persuading the Government of that country to remove these restrictions.

Mr. Alan Clark

We continue to press the Korean authorities on all appropriate occasions, both bilaterally and through the European Community, to remove Korean restrictions on the import of Scotch whisky. The issue was high on the agenda at recent United Kingdom-Korea trade policy talks, when the Korean side proposed certain steps towards liberalisation. These are welcome, but not enough.