§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade how many tonnes of cotton yarn were imported into the United Kingdom from Turkey in 1981; by how many tonnes this exceeded the voluntary arrangement agreed between the United Kingdom and Turkey; what action has been taken; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SproatImports of cotton yarn from Turkey during the eight months in 1981 for which statistics are available were 4,913 tonnes. There is no agreed voluntary arrangement on textiles between the Community or the United Kingdom and Turkey. However, a level of 2,940 tonnes was adopted by the Community as a "notified level" for imports of cotton yarn in to the United Kingdom in 1981 and as soon as it became clear that this level had been significantly exceeded the Government requested the Commission to take safeguard action under article 60(2) of the additional protocol to the EC-Turkey association agreement. This request was rejected by the Commission following its imposition of a provisional anti-dumping duty on 2 December 1981.