asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list the products, whether agriculture or industrial, concerning which the United Kingdom as a member of the EEC no longer has authority to conclude trade agreements with third countries.

The United Kingdom no longer has authority to conclude agree- ments with third countries covering trade questions, such as tariffs and quotas, which fall within the common commercial policy of the EEC. This applies whatever the products concerned. We are still free to conclude agreements covering questions, such as economic co-operation, which do not fall within the common commercial policy.