§ Mr. J. H. Osbornasked the President of the Board of Trade what steps he has taken, and will take, to publish product by product, and industry by industry, the tariff charges reached in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade negotiations resulting from the Kennedy Round; and if he will publish a White Paper on those changes of importance to British industry and commerce.
§ Mr. JayThe Final Act of the Kennedy Round negotiations is due to be signed at Geneva on the 30th June. The schedules of tariff changes will be pub-102W lished by the G.A.T.T. in due course; but I understand that copies are not likely to be available before the end of August. As soon as possible in the week beginning the 3rd July, however, the Board of Trade will send particulars of the United Kingdom's agreed schedule of tariff changes to the other Government Departments concerned, to the Regional Offices of the Board of Trade and to the Confederation of British industry and a number of other Trade Associations and Chambers of Commerce. The Board of Trade will be prepared to answer enquiries about these changes and also about the changes made by the other participants in the negotiations. A copy of all the tariff schedules will be placed in the Library of each House of Parliament. I shall present a White Paper as soon as possible in July.