§ Mr. Mackintoshasked the Secretary of State for Commonwealth Relations what consultations he has had with the Nigerian Government about the Nigerian agreement with the European Economic Community under which Nigeria will discriminate in favour of the European Economic Community in the case of 26 products which she imports; and what effect this proposed discrimination is now expected to have on British exports to Nigeria.
§ Mr. BottomleyWe have been in touch with the Nigerian Government on a number of occasions since they first entered into exploratory discussion with the European Economic Community Commission in November, 1963, and I myself had talks with Nigerian Ministers when I was in Lagos in August, 1965. The agreement has not yet been signed nor have details been published. It is not possible therefore to estimate the effect on our exports to Nigeria.