§ 25. Mr. VazTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on the current state of the footwear industry.
§ Mr. Douglas HoggMy Department is fully aware of the difficulties facing United Kingdom footwear manufacturers and of their continuing concern over low-cost imports, particularly from the far east. We expect the Commission to publish the findings and recommendations of its Community-wide investigations into imports of footwear from Taiwan and South Korea shortly and we will give these prompt and serious consideration.