HC Deb 08 July 1975 vol 895 cc149-50W
Mr. Jim Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will list those developed countries which impose import quotas on textiles and clothing and give the broad categories of textiles and clothing covered in each case;

(2) if he will give an estimate of the percentage of total clothing and textile imports covered by quotas for each developed country which operates a quota scheme;

(3) if he will list those developed countries which have introduced a surveillance licensing system for clothing and textile imports, and give the percentage of total textile and clothing imports covered by the licensing system for each country.

Mr. Shore

The information is not readily available, but I will be writing to my hon. Friend in due course.

Mr. Jim Marshall

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will give for each EEC country, Japan, United States of America, Canada and Australia (a) imports of clothing as a percentage of home production by value, (b) imports of textile yarn and fabric as a percentage of home production, by value, and (c) the percentage of clothing imports and yarn and fabric imports which come from developing countries for each of the countries for which information is available for (a) and (b).

Mr. Shore

In the United Kingdom the percentages in 1973 were (a) 20 (SIC MLH 441–449) and (b) 21 (SIC Order 13); I shall be writing to my hon. Friend in due course about the other questions which he has raised.

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