§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister of Trade if he can make arrangements to ensure that as soon as, and if, supplies of footwear from abroad in excess of any negotiated trade agreement in force arrive in the United Kingdom they are impounded at the port of entry.
§ Mr. Sproat[pursuant to his reply, 22 November 1982, c. 326.]: Imports of footwear subject to formal quotas are strictly controlled by my Department through the issue of import licences. There are also several voluntary restraint arrangements negotiated on our behalf by the European Commission. These are not formal quotas and any overshipment which might take place is a matter for consultation between the Commission and the Government concerned.