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Mr. Nicholas Winterton
asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the number of new multi-fibre arrangement quotas negotiated in 1979; how many of these quotas were triggered in 1978; and if he will give full details of these; how many of these new quotas exceed the trigger level; if he will give full details of these; and if he will make a statement on the Government's policy in this matter.
Mr. Tebbit
[pursuant to his reply, 31 March 1980, c. 23]: Twenty-one new quotas were negotiated in 1979 under the basket extractor procedure provided
| Category | Product | Supplier country | First full year covered by quota | Quota level | Trigger level |
| 46* | Wool tops (tonnes) | Argentina | 1979 | 280 | 223 |
| 3* | Synthetic fabric (tonnes) | Brazil | 1979 | 364 | 31 |
| 7* | Blouses (000 pcs) | Brazil | 1979 | 105 | 47 |
| 46* | Wool tops (tonnes) | Brazil | 1980 | 375 | 223 |
| 32 | Pile fabrics (tonnes) | Hong Kong | 1979 | 3,600 | 259 |
| 68 | Babies undergarments (tonnes) | Hong Kong | 1980 | 250 | 4 |
| 82 | Adults undergarments (tonnes) | Hong Kong | 1980 | 150 | 5 |
| 14B | Men's coats (000 pcs) | Hungary | 1980 | 47 | 12 |
| 17 | Men's jackets (000 pcs) | India | 1980 | 325 | 36 |
| 11 | Knitted gloves (000 pairs) | Pakistan | 1979 | 1,500 | 299 |
| 80 | Babies garments (tonnes) | Pakistan | 1980 | 115 | 16 |
| 8* | Woven shirts (000 pcs) | Philippines | 1979 | 265 | 84 |
| 17 | Men's jackets (000 pcs) | Philippines | 1980 | 115 | 29 |
| 21 | Parkas (000 pcs) | Philippines | 1980 | 450 | 116 |
| 71 | Babies undergarments (tonnes) | Philippines | 1980 | 36 | 11 |
| 80 | Babies garments (tonnes) | Philippines | 1980 | 100 | 12 |
| 17 | Men's jackets (000 pcs) | Poland | 1979 | 120 | 36 |
| 20 | Bed linen (tonnes) | South Korea | 1980 | 100 | 56 |
| 15B | Women's coats (000 pcs) | Taiwan | 1979 | 42 | 42 |
| 73* | Tracksuits (000 pcs) | Taiwan | 1979 | 150 | 33 |
| 21 | Parkas (000 pcs) | Thailand | 1980 | 500 | 116 |
| 46* | Wool tops (tonnes) | Uruguay | 1979 | 500 | 297 |
| 50 | Wool cloth (tonnes) | Uruguay | 1980 | 165 | 43 |
| *Imports exceeded 1978 trigger levels. | |||||