§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals his Department has to introduce regulations requiring retail products to be named in a manner which indicates the product's area of origin.
§ Mr. McLoughlinNone. Such regulations would conflict with the United Kingdom's obligations under the treaty of Rome and other international agreements.
§ Mr. RiddickTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what proposals his Department has to introduce regulations requiring all footwear for sale to he labelled with a symbol relating to the material of construction.
§ Mr. McLoughlinMy Department has no plans to introduce such regulations. No agreement has been reached on the proposed EC directive and we continue to oppose the obligatory use of symbols to label footwear.