§ Mr. Proctorasked the Minister for Trade, pursuant to his reply to the hon. Member for Basildon on Friday 17 December 1982, Official Report, c. 286, whether the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has yet completed the study of the costs of protectionism; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter ReesNo, this study has not yet been completed. The OECD secretariat is currently in consultation with member states, compiling an inventory of relevant data. It is a very complex subject and the study is unlikely to be completed before 1984.