§ Mr. Maddenasked the Secretary of State for Trade what representations he has received about textile imports from Mauritius; what action is being taken; and if he will make a statement.
I. EXPORTS OF COMPLETE SLIDE FASTENERS Numbers in Dozens 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1,627,279 2,091,677 2,167,948 2,783,441 1,805,135 2,993,282 6,097,799 5,219,341
II. EXPORTS OF SLIDE FASTENERS Weight in Pounds 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 926,029 1,037,989 1,744,334 1,403,932 676,186 903,812 896,775
III. EXPORTS OF COMPLETE SLIDE FASTENERS Numbers in Dozens 1970 1971 1972 1973 GRAND TOTAL … 3,295,966 5,603,379 6,093,247 6,388,653 of which consigned from: Japan … 729,770 1,807,835 3,204,138 3,733,880 Federal Republic of Germany … 30,578 829 49,474 1,032 Hong Kong … 2,281,571 3,382,107 2,382,282 2,051,861 Switzerland … 67,291 21,209 25,871 71,530 Austria … 130 148 318 42 Irish Republic … 10,091 15,400 6,748 15,992 Sweden … 5,588 1,200 8,611 19,353 Belgium-Luxembourg … 2,044 1,638 12,204 36,080 Italy … — — 2,112 8,925 Singapore … 88,650 341,964 131,160 347,180 Taiwan … 2,371 — — — France … 4,302 1,669 6,626 1,612 United States of America … 34,953 15,337 16,170 50,269 Denmark … 4,601 3,967 4,012 27 Finland … — — 4,365 — Canada … 15,299 6,296 186,588 — Other countries … 18,727 3,780 52,568 50,870 16W
Numbers in Dozens 1974 1975 1976 1977 GRAND TOTAL … 6,283,841 5,826,397 7,539,053 7,533,895 of which consigned from: Japan … 4,819,889 5,029,776 6,477,210 6,273,268 Federal Republic of Germany … 19,138 18,310 107,012 179,951 Hong Kong … 947,083 617,168 596,571 653,348 Switzerland … 25,122 23,005 24,469 41,077 Austria … 10,435 1,496 36,928 48,943 Irish Republic … 25,507 17,684 66,360 30,914 Sweden … 1,084 — 10,013 17,771 Belgium-Luxembourg … 250 575 30,593 46,758 Italy … 6,046 8,584 15,764 10,707 Singapore … 358,268 78,180 52,425 100,953 Taiwan … — 3,083 22,050 60,514
§ Mr. MeacherI shall reply to my hon. Friend as soon as possible.