§ Mr. Farrasked the Minister for Trade if he will ensure in the renegotiations of the EEC-China textile agreement that any growth in permitted Chinese access is kept to a minimum and in particular that any increases will not exceed those granted to the dominant multi-fibre arrangement's signatory countries.
§ Mr. Peter Reespursuant to the reply, 7 February 1983. 256.]: As the Community's bilateral agreement with 349W China does not expire until 31 December 1983, negotiations for its renewal are not expected to begin for some months, and the Community's detailed negotiating position has therefore not yet been decided. We would however, expect the Community to adopt an approach similar to that for the recent bilateral negotiations under the multi-fibre arrangement.