§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade what steps he proposes to take in order to combat, and to encourage the other members of the EEC to combat, the growing threat to the shipping industry of Western Europe arising from the price war engaged in by the controllers of the merchant fleets of Communist countries.
§ Mr. Clinton DavisI refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave today to the hon. Member for the Wirral (Mr. Hunt) and my hon. Friend the Member for South Shields (Mr. Blenkinsop). The decision adopted at the Council of Ministers (Transport) on 12th June represents a small, but welcome, first step towards Community action to deal with the threat from the State-trading countries.