§ Mrs. GormanTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if, when he last met his Soviet conterpart, they discussed the establishment of free market systems in the Soviet Union; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Ridley[holding answer 27 February 1990]: I am preparing to meet my Soviet counterpart, Mr. Sitaryan, the chairman of the state foreign economic commission, for the first time in Moscow next month, when I hope to discuss a wide range of trade and economic subjects.