HC Deb 26 April 1978 vol 948 cc555-6W
Mr. Stanley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether the present level of dumping of Spanish toilet tissue in the United Kingdom is sufficiently serious to warrant an investigation of dumping by the EEC Commission.

Mr. Meacher

Penetration of the United Kingdom market has not yet reached 2 per cent. At this level I understand the EEC Commission is not prepared to announce a formal investigation.

Mr. Stanley

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what has been the monthly volume of imports of toilet tissue from Spain since November 1977; and what percentage penetration of the United Kingdom market this represented in the fourth quarter of 1977 and in the first quarter of 1978.

Mr. Meacher

Imports of toilet paper from Spain since November 1977 have been as follows:

Tonnes
1977
December 259
January 511
1978
February 470
March 134

These imports represented 1.1 per cent. of the United Kingdom market in the fourth quarter of 1977. Similar information for the first quarter of 1978 is not yet available.

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