§ Mr. Wallerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what action he now proposes to take under article 19 of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, following the failure of the European Commission to come to a satisfactory agreement with the United States Government on unfair trade practices resulting from artificially low energy prices.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will now take unilateral and immediate action to deal more effectively with the unfair competition in textiles and clothing entering the United Kingdom from the United States of America in accordance with the assurance given in the House on 15 December 1980, Official Report, Vol. 996, c. 49–50.
§ Mr. ParkinsonI shall reply to my hon. Friends as soon as possible.