§ Mr. James Johnsonasked the President of the Board of Trade if he will make a statement regarding his discussions with the European Free Trade Association Council of Ministers in Vienna upon the subject of imports of frozen fish fillets.
§ Mr. CroslandImports of frozen fish fillets were discussed at some length at the E.F.T.A. Ministerial Meeting in Vienna last week, and I also had informal talks separately with the Danish and Norwegian Ministers. These discussions were useful and contributed to a clearer appreciation of our difficulties by our partners in E.F.T.A. I made it clear that the 10 per cent. duty recently reimposed by the United Kingdom on imports from E.F.T.A. sources will remain in force for the present. It was agreed that the representatives of the countries directly concerned should meet again in February or March, 1969 to renew their efforts to find a mutually acceptable solution to the problem.