§ Mr. Woolmerasked the Minister for Trade (1) if the continuing delays in the availability of statistics on imports of textiles and clothing has affected his ability to assess if action under an anti-surge mechanism is required;
(2) what assessment he has made of increased levels of imports of textiles and clothing since mid-1981 as part of his policy of implementing an anti-surge mechanism should the need arise:
(3) on what dates statistics on imports of textiles and clothing for each of the months from September 1980 to June 1981 were made available to the British Textile Confederation;
(4) on what dates statistics on imports of textiles and clothing for each of the months since September 1981 were made available to the British Textile Confederation;
(5) if he has received any representations concerning the delays in publishing statistics on the imports of textiles and clothing products;
(6) what is now the latest month for which data are available on imports of textiles and clothing products;
(7) what was the percentage change in value and in volume of imports of textiles and clothing from (a) low cost sources, (b) the European Economic Community and (c) other sources in each of the last four months for which data are available, compared with the same months a year previously.
§ Mr. Peter ReesI shall reply to the hon. Member as soon as possible.