§ Mr. Braineasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry when he proposes to introduce generalised tariff preferences for manufactured goods and certain processed agricultural products of developing countries under the arrangements agreed last year in the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; and which countries will benefit.
§ Mr. NobleMy right hon. Friend intends to lay later this year an Order and Regulations under the Import Duties Act, 1958, when it is amended by the Finance Act, to bring the new arrangements into effect from 1st January, 1972. They will be broadly the same as the offer submitted to U.N.C.T.A.D. last year, and full details will be published as soon as possible. The beneficiaries of our scheme initially at least will be the countries in the so-called "Group of 77" 19W in U.N.C.T.A.D. and dependent territories that are the present beneficiaries of the E.E.C. scheme as well as developing Commonwealth countries not members of this group.