HC Deb 22 October 1979 vol 972 c47W
34. Mr. Michael Brown

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what recent discussions he has had with other EEC Trade Ministers.

Mr. Parkinson

As Minister of State, Department of Trade, I held discussions on 10 September with Mr. Schlecht, State Secretary responsible for Trade in the German Federal Ministry of the Economy, on 10 October with Mr. Beyen, State Secretary responsible for Trade in the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, and on 16 October with Mr. Deniau, the French Minister for External Trade.