HC Deb 16 March 1981 vol 1 c2W
18. Mr. Ford

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will investigate the extent to which outward processed trade already exists in the United Kingdom textile and clothing industries, in view of the significance of the European Commission's proposed regulation on outward processing to the United Kingdom industries, in order to provide the necessary objective information to assess the effects of the proposal on the United Kingdom textile and clothing industries.

Mr. Parkinson

The United Kingdom has no special quotas for outward processed goods, and the Commission's proposed regulation would, therefore, have no direct effect upon the United Kingdom textile and clothing industry. Thus, no special administrative arrangements will be required. Since there is no special quota regime, comprehensive statistics for outward processing trade from the United Kingdom are not available.