HC Deb 23 April 1986 vol 96 c155W
Mr. Peter Griffiths

asked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry what representations his Department has received from the Surgical Dressings Manufacturers' Association on the multi-fibre arrangement, and, in particular, on the exclusion of gauze dressings from the European Economic Community's current classification for multi-fibre arrangement purposes; and if he will make a statement.

1982 1983 1984 1985*
kg £ kg £ kg £ kg £
India 29,380 134,509 4,179 18,932 26,378 148,098 13,627 65,905
China 30,560 131,010 26,879 105,732 55,965 253,728 81,605 424,946
Malaysia 22 293
Hong Kong 359 2,693
Taiwan 87 974 485 3,702
* Provisional.