§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will give details of the level of textile imports from Malaysia into the United Kingdom 613W in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement;
(2) if he will give details of the level of textile imports from Spain into the United Kingdom in each of the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. DeakinsFollowing is the information:
Malaysia Metric tons Spain Metric tons 1974— October 57 448 November 88 459 December 83 310 1975— January 232 398 February 120 318 March 115 376 April 95 275 May 230 419 June 120 392 July 74 483 August 142 302 September 332 443
- (a) The figures relate to headings 262.8, 266, and Division 65 in the overseas trade statistics.
New controls on Malaysian textiles and clothing were announced in Notice to Importers No. 1520 of 7th November, following the entry into force of the EEC/Malaysia agreement on textiles under the GATT Multifibre Arrangement. Imports of textiles and clothing from Spain, as from most other sources, are subject to surveillance licensing.