HC Deb 22 November 1979 vol 974 c287W
Mr. Frank R. White

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will seek to impose a cut in the import of American polyester yarn.

Mr. Nott

At our initiative the EEC Council of Foreign Ministers agreed on 20 November that the Commission should seek formal consultations with the United States authorities under article XXIII of the GATT with a view to seeking an early solution to this problem.