HC Deb 21 January 1983 vol 35 c241W
Mr. McMahon

asked the Minister for Trade if he has any plans to assist the printing industry.

Dr. Vaughan

Printers can apply for assistance under various Government schemes to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of British industry, and many have done so. The Government also assist the industry by negotiating duty-free quotas for certain imported printing papers; pressing to remove non-tariff barriers to trade imposed by other countries; and trying to reduce the problems in certain overseas markets of pirate printing. In this connection we are giving special attention to the problems of counterfeiting generally. The Government have received an application to establish a scheme of assistance under the Industry Act to help the book production sector of the industry. This is being considered.

Mr. McMahon

asked the Minister for Trade when he last met the employers and the trade unions involved in the printing industry.

Dr. Vaughan

I have met employers in the course of the past year and I intend to meet both trade union and employer representatives on the NEDC printing industries sector working party very shortly.

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