HC Deb 03 February 1971 vol 810 c385W
Mr. Roderick

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in relation to the trade deal negotiated with Romania, in which the supply of irrigation plant will be offset by importing agricultural products, what is the quantity of canned pigmeat to be imported; and if he will give an assurance that this will be stictly limited in any future deals.

Mr. Noble

In accordance with an undertaking given by the former Administration to the Romanian Government, which I assume the hon. Member has in mind, the Romanian quotas for canned pigmeat will be increased by an annual value of £500,000. As regards the present Government's policy on imports of canned pigmeat from East European countries, I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friends the Members for Weston-super-Mare (Mr. Wiggin) and Dorset, South (Mr. Evelyn King) on 2nd December, 1970.—[Vol. 807, c. 409.]