HC Deb 16 February 1981 vol 999 c7W
45. Mr. Allen McKay

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what method of marking country of origin he proposes to specify for cutlery and silverware.

Mrs. Sally Oppenheim

The requirements are specified in detail in the order which I laid before Parliament on 4 February. Cutlery, like the other goods to which it applies, will have to bear a clear and conspicuous indication of origin at the point of retail supply.

47. Mr. Waller

asked the Secretary of State for Trade what representations he has received concerning the position of the clothing industry in relation to legislation on origin marking.

Mrs. Sally Oppenheim

I have received representations from a number of trade associations and individual firms, as well as from the Derby group, which has expressed its full support for new origin marking requirements on behalf of the textile and clothing industry as a whole.