§ 40. Mr. Teddy TaylorTo ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster if he will make a statement on the recent decisions of the European Economic Community to impose levies under its anti-dumping powers; and what representations he has received from United Kingdom firms on the issue.
§ Mr. Alan ClarkSince 1 April 1988, six investigations by the European Commission into the alleged injury to Community producers caused by the dumping of goods in the Community have been formally closed with the imposition of definitive anti-dumping duties. Provisional anti-dumping duties have been imposed by the Commission in a further six investigations in the same period.
Ministers receive representations from time to time both from firms supporting dumping complaints and from those likely to be affected by anti-dumping duties on goods they import.