HC Deb 25 March 1980 vol 981 c542W
Mr. Cryer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will take further action to reduce import quotas of sensitive items in order to prevent further redundancies in the woollen and cotton textiles industries.

Mr. Parkinson

Existing quotas of sensitive items embody very low rates of growth. It would in any event be very difficult to reopen the results of the prolonged and difficult international negotiations which were conducted during the time of the previous Administration.