§ Mr. Marlowasked the Minister for Trade if he will set out the balance of trade in manufactures for each of the last 12 months for which figures are available and for the year as a whole for the rest of the EEC, France, Germany and Italy individually, the United States of America, Japan, Taiwan, Korea and Spain.
§ Mr. Peter Rees:The information is as follows:
points of view. The representations included letters from 137 right hon. and hon. Members about the provisions affecting tied house agreements.
§ Mr. Parryasked the Minister for Trade what consultations have taken place with the brewing industry on the EEC Commission's proposed regulation on exclusive purchasing agreements.
§ Dr. Vaughan:The Director General of Fair Trading consulted brewing interests earlier this year when the European Commission's proposed regulation was under discussion in the advisory committee on restrictive practices and monopolies. Subsequently the Commission published its proposals for general comment, and the brewing industry took this opportunity to make its views known. The proposed regulation is shortly to be discussed 267W again by the advisory committee and the Brewers Society and others have been consulted once more. The Government will therefore be able to take account of these views before it decides what views its representative should present to the committee.