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Mr. Hardy
To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry (1) if he will initiate a campaign to encourage companies issuing mail order catalogues to include the country of origin in their descriptions of the products offered for sale;(2) if he will introduce legislation to require companies publishing and with responsibility for mail order catalogues to include the country of origin in the description of products.
Mr. Ridley
No. Such action would not be consistent with our obligations under the treaty of Rome. But catalogue issuers are free to include country of origin information if they wish.