The Future of the Multi-Fibre Arrangement

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 9:41 am on 12 January 1990.

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Photo of John Redwood John Redwood Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Trade and Industry), Minister of State (Department of Trade and Industry) 9:41, 12 January 1990

My hon. Friend asks me to get stuck in. Stuck in to what? The point of this debate is for the House to have a chance to express its views and I am sure that my hon. Friend will not be backward in coming forward to express his views and those of his constituents to the Commission, which will be handling for this country these important negotiations in GATT. I welcome the opportunity that this debate affords for all my hon. Friends and Opposition Members to make their points strongly and forcefully on behalf of the industry, and I hope that some hon. Members will also remember the consumer, so that this debate can be seen in the Commission before it handles the negotiations.