§ Mr. Robert Taylorasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he is aware of the extended delays to the certification of invoices of British manufacturers of goods destined for the Middle East, since certification must be through the Arab-British Chamber of Commerce rather than individual embassies; and what action he is taking to persuade Arab embassies to revert to the former system.
§ Mr. MeacherMy Department is not aware of any delays in the certification of documents relating to goodss destined
656Winformation on shares in world exports of manufactures would be costly to assemble but over the period 1971–75 the MMCs amounted to around three-quarters and Denmark for rather less than 1 per cent. of world exports of manufactrued goods.
France, Italy, Japan, Sweden, and Denmark.
§ Mr. MeacherFollowing is the information. 1948 is the first post-war and 1976 the latest year for which comprehensive information is available.
for Arab States. Indeed, it has been informed by the United Kingdom Chamber of Commerce movement that 99 per cent. of all documents lodged for certification with the Arab British Chamber of Commerce are processed within 48 hours. However, delays in the legislation of documents by Arab States embassies do exist and my Department will investigate cases of extreme delay on receipt of full details.