HC Deb 22 July 1980 vol 989 cc599-600W
Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) whether any representations have been made to the Government of the United States of America concerning the substantial increases in imports of articles under multi-fibre arrangement categories four, five and 65 from the United States of America; what has been the result of these representations; and what action Her Majesty's Government now intend to take in the matter;

(2) whether representations have been made to the European Economic Commission concerning the import of knitted garments and fabrics from the United States of America containing yarn made from polyester fibres, continuous, trade codes 51.01: 0899, 0999, 1199 and 1399; and what has been the result of those representations.

Mr. Parkinson

[pursuant to his reply, 28 July 1980, c. 521]: We have made no representations about imports in any of these categories to the United States Government or the European Community Commission, nor have we been asked to do so.

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