§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what discussions his Department has held with the United Kingdom textile industry and the European Commission about the possibility of breach of the voluntary restraint agreement level for Turkish cotton yarn for 1984.
§ Mr. TrippierMy officials have had discussions with the relevant trade associations and with the European Commission. Acting on representations from the United Kingdom and other member States, the Commission in May expressed its concern to the Turkish Government about the recent increases in exports of Turkish cotton yarn to EC markets and about the very real possibility that the agreed voluntary restraint level would be breached. In response, the Turkish administration agreed to suspend exports of cotton yarn to the member States concerned until further notice.
§ Mr. Nicholas Wintertonasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the volume and value of cotton yarn imported into the United Kingdom from Turkey in the most recent available period, compared with similar periods in the preceding three years.
§ Mr. ChannonThe information is as follows:
Weight (MT) Value £ millions (cif) January-April 1981 1,683 2.2 January-April 1982 2,305 2.6 January-April 1983 1,475 2.6 January-April 1984 2,658 5.1 Source: Data corresponding to SITC/R2 Sub-group 651.3 in the United Kingdom Overseas Trade Statistics.