§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the Agreement between the EEC and the Republic of India on trade in textile products; and if he will publish in the Official Report the workings of the burden sharing formula by comparing the United Kingdom's share in percentage terms of the 607W imports of cotton woven fabrics with that of Italy in 1975, 1976, and 1977; and when Italy will reach its target figure.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisAs a result of the Agreement negotiated between the EEC and the Republic of India under the GATT Multi-Fibre Arrangement, India has agreed to restrict its exports to the EEC of certain cotton textiles and clothing. The particular case of woven cotton fabrics from India is not completely representative of the workings of
1975 1976 1977 BN 55.09 … … Other woven fabrics of cotton: United Kingdom … 65.3 61.4 57.6 Italy … 2.9 3.5 4.2 of which: BN ex 55.09 . … … Cotton fabrics other than grey or bleached: United Kingdom … 51.7 48.5 45.7 Italy … 6.3 7.1 8.0 NOTE: No allowance has been made for flexibility in the use of quotas.