HC Deb 19 December 1973 vol 866 cc322-3W
38. Sir Robin Turton

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what decisions were reached at the most recent meetings of the Council of Ministers to liberalise the Community's Generalised Preference Scheme in 1974, and to encourage access into the enlarged Community for the products of developing countries.

Sir G. Howe

The Council of Ministers has now approved the 1974 Generalised Preference Scheme of the enlarged Community. The regulations embodying the detailed scheme of the EEC for 1974 will be published shortly. It is our expectation that the scheme will provide considerable opportunities for the developing world to improve its trade with the enlarged Community.