§ Sir W. Bromley-Davenportasked the President of the Board of Trade what has been the average delay over the past three years between the first application by a British industry for anti-dumping protection and a decision by his Department whether or not such protection can be given; when he received an application from the British Milk Producing Industry for anti-dumping measures in relation to imported cheese of the cheaper 174W variety; and when he expects a decision will be reached.
§ Mr. DellDuring the past three years, the average time between the receipt of an anti-dumping application with adequate supporting evidence and the Board of Trade's decision on it has been about five months. One-third of the applications took less than three months; one-third between three and six months; and the remaining third more than six months. An application by the Milk Marketing Boards and the National Farmers' Unions for the imposition of anti-dumping or countervailing duties on imports of certain types of cheese was received on the 16th December, 1968, and a supplementary application by the National Association of Creamery Proprietors and Wholesale Dairymen and the Scottish Association of Milk Product Manufacturers was received on the 20th December, 1968. The applications are being considered, and a decision will be taken as soon as possible.