§ 35. Mr. Fortasked the President of the Board of Trade, in the recent General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations, which countries reduced tariffs on cotton or rayon textiles by an amount greater than or equal to the reduction granted by the United Kingdom on continuous filament rayon fibres and fabrics containing 75 per cent. man-made fibres.
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§ Mr. P. ThorneycroftIt is not possible to show the comparison suggested by my hon. Friend. Our duties on man-made yarns and tissues, like a number of foreign textile duties, are combinations of specific andad valorem duties whose incidence varies considerably according to the weight and price of the material. I will, however, send to my hon. Friend particulars of the concessions made on man-made textile yarns and tissues by the United Kingdom and by other countries. Particulars of concessions on cotton textiles were given in reply to the hon. Member for Oldham, West (Mr. Hale) on 12th June.