HC Deb 19 December 1984 vol 70 c239W
33 Mr. Skeet

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on his talks with the United States Government on steel pipes.

Mr. Norman Lamont

The European Commission, which has been conducting discussions on this issue on behalf of the EC, reported to the Industry/Steel Council on 17 December that no basis had yet been identified for a negotiated settlement with the United States Administration. Discussions are continuing both bilaterally and in the framework of GATT.