§ Mr. Litherlandasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will make a statement on the latest position concerning the import of greeting cards, printed in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and financed by the United States of America and the effects of this trading operation on the greeting trade printing industry in this country.
§ Mr. ParkinsonThe number of Christmas and other pictorial greeting cards of Russian origin imported into the United Kingdom in 1979 was 52.2 million. The industry has expressed concern at the volume and price of these imports and is in touch with officials of my Department with a view to applying
272Wtextured yarns imported from the United States of America, the Republic of Ireland and Germany and exported to France, Germany and the Republic of Ireland.
§ Mr. ParkinsonFor imports from the Irish Republic and the United States of America I refer the hon. Member to the reply I gave him on 5 March—[Vol. 980, c.211–2]. The remaining information is as follows:
to the Commission of the European Community for anti-dumping action.