§ Mr. Hoyleasked the Secretary of State for Trade what discussions he is engaged in with the EEC Commission on trade and related matters; and if he will give a detailed breakdown of each topic under discussion with special reference to EEC proposals, actual or envisaged, and then status within the Community's legislative machinery.
§ Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 5 March 1979; Vol. 963, c. 491], gave the following information:
My Department is in constant touch with the EEC Commission on a wide variety of issues. At present these include
Delivered to United Kingdom Million tonnes Exported Million tonnes Percentage exported January 1978 2.1 1.5 42 February 1978 2.2 1.5 41 January 1979 (provisional) 2.8 3.0 52 February 1979 (provisional) 2.5–2.7 2.2–2.7 47–50