HC Deb 15 March 1985 vol 75 cc320-1W
Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry in which multi-fibre arrangement product categories Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka utilised 90 per cent. or more of the multi-fibre arrangement quotas to the United Kingdom in the years 1982, 1983 and 1984, respectively.

Mr. Channon

[pursuant to the reply, 26 February 1985, c. 119]: In 1982 and 1983 India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka utilised 90 per cent. or more of their multi-fibre arrangement quotas to the United Kingdom for the following categories:

India*

  • 1982: MFA categories 4, 6, 15B, 27 and 29
  • 1983: MFA categories 4 and 27

Pakistan

  • 1982: MFA categories 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, ex 10, 27 and 80
  • 1983: MFA categories 1, 2, ex 10 and 27

Sri Lanka

  • 1982: MFA category 7
  • 1983: MFA categories 7 and 8

* For India, category 6 was erroneously included for 1983 in reply to the hon. Member's question of 22 February 1985, at column 119.

† For Pakistan, category 27 was erroneously omitted for 1983 in the reply.

The final 1984 utilisation figures are not yet available.

Mr. Gould

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what was the level of utilisation of the United Kingdom's multi-fibre arrangement quotas for each group I product category by each supplier country in 1983 and 1984.

Mr. Channon

[pursuant to the reply, 26 February 1985, c. 117–20]: Utilisation of the 1983 quota for category 2, Egypt, was 80 per cent*.

* Erroneously shown as "n.a." in the reply.