§ Mr. McElhoneasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will approach our EEC partners and other developed country members of the general agreement on tariffs and trade to relax the barriers on commodities coming from the poorest developing countries affected by the oil crisis.
§ Mr. ParkinsonA major effort was made in the GATT multilateral trade negotiations to reduce the barriers to imports from developing countries, notably the poorest. Implementation of the results of the negotiations, due to start on 1 January 1980, should materially improve the prospects for the trade of these countries. Discussions of trade barriers of importance to them will continue under the auspices of the GATT.