§ 23. Mr. KirkwoodTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will make a statement on progress being made to continue the provisions of the multi-fibre arrangement pending resolution of the GATT negotiations.
§ Mr. SainsburyThe future of the multi-fibre arrangement pending the conclusion of the Uruguay round is to be addressed by a meeting of the textiles committee in Geneva scheduled for 16 May. The Community has recently begun to discuss the mandate which will guide the Commission in that negotiation.