Textiles and Clothing (Hansard, 31 October 1984)

§ Mr. Gould
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in how many cases the United Kingdom has introduced new quotas on textiles and clothing in 1983 and the first half of 1984 by means of the basket-extractor mechanism; what supplier countries were involved; what levels of quotas were fixed; and what were the trigger levels which led to the opening of negotiations to set these quotas.

§ Mr. Trippier
During 1983 and the first half of 1984 the European Community has negotiated 16 new quotas covering the United Kingdom market under the basket extraction provisions of the Community's bilateral agreements under the multi-fibre arrangement and associated arrangements. The details are as follows:
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§ Mr. Deakins
asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) what was the percentage share of United Kingdom textile and clothing exports taken by (a) developing countries, (b) the EEC and (c) other Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries in each of the past five years;
(2) what was the percentage share of the United Kingdom market for textiles and clothing taken by imports from (a) developing countries, (b) the European Economic Community and (c) other Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development countries in each of the past five years.

§ Mr. Channon
The following is the information for United Kingdom exports and imports of textiles and clothing^*

Percentage share of the value of United Kingdom exports of textiles and clothing

per cent.

taken by 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

EC including Greece 49 51 46 46 47

Other OECD^† 30 27 27 29 30

Rest of World excluding State^‡ Trading Countries and South Africa 17 17 23 21 19

Value of United Kingdom imports of textiles and clothing as percentage of United Kingdom market for textiles and clothing

per cent.

from 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983

EC including Greece 13 13 15 16 18

Other OECD^† 7 8 8 8 8

Rest of World excluding State^‡ Trading Countries and South Africa 11 11 12 12 11

^* Textiles and clothing are defined as class 43 (textiles) and group 453 (clothing) of the Standard Industrial Classification, revised 1980.

^† OECD excluding EC.

^‡ State trading countries cover China, USSR and other Eastern European countries excluding Yugoslavia.

Percentage share of the value of United Kingdom exports of textiles and clothing
per cent.
taken by	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
EC including Greece	49	51	46	46	47
Other OECD^†	30	27	27	29	30
Rest of World excluding State^‡ Trading Countries and South Africa	17	17	23	21	19

Value of United Kingdom imports of textiles and clothing as percentage of United Kingdom market for textiles and clothing
per cent.
from	1979	1980	1981	1982	1983
EC including Greece	13	13	15	16	18
Other OECD^†	7	8	8	8	8
Rest of World excluding State^‡ Trading Countries and South Africa	11	11	12	12	11
^* Textiles and clothing are defined as class 43 (textiles) and group 453 (clothing) of the Standard Industrial Classification, revised 1980.
^† OECD excluding EC.
^‡ State trading countries cover China, USSR and other Eastern European countries excluding Yugoslavia.