§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what is his policy concerning the dumping of steel in the United Kingdom by east European producers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. NeedhamAction against dumping is a matter for the European Commission, which is ready to investigate any evidence which the steel industry may put to it. As regards other trade measures, the Community has already agreed for 1993 some import restrictions in the form of quotas or tariff quotas on certain steel products from the Commonwealth of Independent States, Georgia, Bulgaria and the Czech and Slovak Republics.
§ Mr. Barry JonesTo ask the President of the Board of Trade what information he has as to overcapacity among east European steel producers; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. SainsburyAccording to figures produced by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, East European production of crude steel in 1992 amounted to 29.4 million tonnes, compared to capacity of 48.9 million tonnes, equivalent to an excess in capacity of almost 70 per cent. over production.