§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Secretary of State for Trade what estimate he has made of the tonnage difference between textile and clothing imports into the United Kingdom from all low-cost sources covered by multi-fibre arrangement bilateral trade agreements in 1980, and the quotas applying in 1982.
§ Mr. Peter Rees[pursuant to his reply, 1 February 1982, c. 12]: The differences between 1980 imports and the 1982 ceilings on imports of the most sensitive products from MFA sources are as follows:
Category Excess of 1982 ceilings over 1980 imports 1 5,208 tonnes 2 17,955 tonnes 3 2,351 tonnes 7,987,000 4 pieces 5,585,000 5 pieces *860, 000 6 pieces 10,929,000 7 pieces 7,112,000 8 pieces * Excess of 1980 imports over 1982 ceiling.