Spain (Import Duty)

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Trade and Industry – in the House of Commons at 12:00 am on 27 July 1983.

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Photo of Mr Paul Channon Mr Paul Channon , Southend West 12:00, 27 July 1983

The new quotas were negotiated before either my right hon. Friend or I became part of the Department. They were welcomed in the House as a step forward. No one thinks that they go far enough. The long-term solution is to remove all duties between Spain and the United Kingdom. I hope that that will happen after a minimum transition period when Spain joins the European Community.