§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on his Department's attitude towards a policy of real reciprocity in world textile trading with particular reference to the recent developments in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Travels multilateral trade negotiations.
§ Mr. MeacherI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will publish in the Official Report a list of all those countries exporting textiles to the United Kingdom which exceeded the 1978 ceiling or presumed trigger level for (a) cotton yarn, (b) stranded woven cotton fabrics, (c) woven spun synthetic fabric, (d) household textiles and furnishing articles, (e) terry towels and towelling, (f) handkerchiefs, (g) bedlinen, (h) spun synthetic yarn, not for retail sale, (i) spun regenerated yarn, not for retail sale, (j) woven pile fabrics, (k) woven filament synthetic fabrics, (1) woven filament regenerated fabrics, (tn) woven spun regenerated fabrics, (n) woven table, toilet and kitchen linen; and by how much the ceilings were exceeded to the period January to December 1978.
§ Mr. MeacherI will reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.