§ 44. Mr. Fernyhoughasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he will make a further statement on the subject of the Ferranti contract with Poland for the supply of electronic equipment.
§ Mr. Arthur Lewisasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will list the countries from which footwear has been imported in each of the last six years by name, volume, cost, insurance, and freight value the United Kingdom ports of entry and the totals for the period; and to what extent, under the present rules and regulations of the European Economic Community and the implementation of same on Great Britain's entry, he anticipates these details changing, and in what way.
§ Mr. NobleIn answer to the first part of the Question, the figures for the imports by country for the year 1966 and the totals for the period 1966 to 1971 are given below. For the rest of the first part of the Question I would refer the hon. Member to the reply given today to my hon. Friend the Member for Rosendale (Mr. Bray). Entry into EEC will stimulate trade in both directions but it is not possible to make valid estimates of detailed changes.
Following is the information:
for manufacturing the integrated circuits included in the proposed contract.