HC Deb 24 April 1972 vol 835 cc184-5W
Mr. Bray

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the countries with which the United Kingdom has reciprocal trade agreements which provide for the import of footwear.

Mr. Noble

The United Kingdom has no trade agreements which provide for the import of footwear. However, quotas have been established for rubber footwear imported from Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Poland, and for leather, plastic and rubber footwear imported from China.