HC Deb 28 October 1953 vol 518 cc385-6W
Mr. Peyton

asked the President of the Board of Trade what advantages are derived by the United Kingdom from continued participation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade.

Mr. P. Thorneycroft

The advantages to the United Kingdom of continued participation in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade lie in the code of conduct which the Agreement prescribes for the regulation of Governmental practices in international trade, in the opportunity it provides for discussion of trade problems, and, in particular, in the concessions on the tariffs of foreign countries which are embodied in its Schedules.