§ Mr. Spriggsasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he is satisfied that member States of the European Economic Community have sufficient means to ensure that the Commission adequately discharge its responsibilities for enforcing the provisions of the Treaty of Rome so far as they relate to fair trading.
§ Mrs. Sally OppenheimThe Treaty of Rome places the prime responsibility for administering the Community's com-452W from the United States of America for each month since January 1979; and what was the percentage import penetration in each month.
§ Mr. EyreIt is estimated that imports of tufted man-made fibre carpets, carpeting and carpet type rugs from the United States of America since January 1979 were as follows:
Thousand square metre 1979 1980 January 253 739 February 185 517 March 445 April 172 May 397 June 347 July 456 August 408 September 325 October 474 November 712 December 523 The pattern of overseas trade recorded in the first eight months of 1979 was distorted by the effects of industrial action, and the figures for individual months in that period must therefore be interpreted with caution.
It is estimated that the percentage of United Kingdom home demand of carpets, carpeting and carpet type rugs accounted for by imports in total and from the United States of America was as follows:
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