Written Answers
13 MAY 1977
war. John: 1 regret that not all the information rquested is readily available. My noble Friend will write to my hon. Friend shortly with such information as can be provided.
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TRADE
Wine
Mr. Wakeham asked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he is satisfied with the marketing arrangements for English wines to help promote the tourist industry and whether he will make a statement.
Mr. Meacher: The promotion of English food and drink, including wine, is one of the aims of the "Taste of England" campaign sponsored by the English Tourist Board which has the statutory responsibility
to encourage tourism in England.
Fraser and Borthwick Ltd. Irvine
Mr. Lambie asked the Secretary of State for Trade what indication he has had from Mr. H. B. Dawes, of Messrs. Mann, Judd, Gordon and Co. appointed Official Receiver in the case of Fraser and Borthwick Limited of Irvine on 17th February 1976, of the likely date of settlement of claims of former employees: and if he will make a statement.
Mr. Clinton Davis: Mr. H. B. Dawes, chartered accountant, is the receiver appointed on 17th February 1976 by the debenture holder of Fraser and Borth- wick Limited. He is in possession of the assets and he is required to pay the preferential and debenture holders' claims.
am not in a position to intervene. I understand, however, that Mr. Lawes is doing all he can to resolve the preferen- tial claims, including those of employees.
Sperm Oil Products
Mr. Hoyle asked the Secretary of State for Trade why it is not the practice to publish port details in the publication of import figures for sperm whale oil.
Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3rd May 1977; Vol. 931, c. [19], gave the following information:
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Publication would reveal the commer- cial transactions of an indicidual trader, and it has long been normal practice not to disclose such information if the trader so requests. In this case it would reveal the traders source of supply and unit value.
Mr. Hoyle asked the Secretary of State for Trade which sperm oil products are not separately distinguished in the over. seas trade statistics.
Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 3rd May 1977 ; Vol. 931, c. 1191, gave the following information:
My answer of 25th April gave details of those sperm oil products which are sepurutely recorded. If there are any other imports of products or residuos of the refinement of sperm oil, these would fall under the broad residual headings in SITC(R) 431.1 (Oils, animal or vegetable, boiled, oxidised, dehydrated, sulphurised, blown or polymerised) or 431.3 (Acid oils, fatty acids and solid residues from the treatment of fatty substances), where they are not separately distinguished.
Knitwear
Jim Marshall asked the Secretary of State for Trade (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the quantity of im ports, by volume, in 1974, 1975 and 1976 from Hong Kong, South Korea and Taiwan for knitted garments in categories, tariff headings 60.04 and 60.05, in a com- parable form to the quota figures in the MFA and allied agreements; and if he will list the respective quota levels for knitwear imports from those countries that operated in 1975 and 1976, and will operate in 1977 ;
(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the quantity of imports, by volume, in 1975 and 1976 from Romania for knitted garments in categories, tariff headings 60.03, 60.04 and 60.05, in a comparable form to the quota figures in the MFA; and if he will list the respective quota levels for those goods for 1976 and 1977.
Mr. Meacher, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 6th May 1977], gave the following information :
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