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href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1995/may/01/trading-practices?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#column_16w" rel="bookmark">16W</a> <div class="hentry member_contribution"><a name="S6CV0259P0_19950501_CWA_89"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-austin-mitchell" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1995/may/01/trading-practices?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S6CV0259P0_19950501_CWA_89" title="Link to this speech by Mr Austin Mitchell" rel="bookmark">§</a> <cite class="member author entry-title"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-austin-mitchell?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mr Austin Mitchell">Mr. Austin Mitchell</a></cite> <p class="first-para">To ask the President of the Board of Trade what study he has made of the means by which other nations give preference to their own products and discriminate against those of the United Kingdom; and what lessons he considers can be learnt from other nations' trading practices. [21424]</p> </blockquote> </div> <div class="hentry member_contribution"><a name="S6CV0259P0_19950501_CWA_90"> </a> <blockquote cite="https://api.parliament.uk/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham" class="contribution_text entry-content"><a class="speech-permalink permalink" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1995/may/01/trading-practices?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#S6CV0259P0_19950501_CWA_90" title="Link to this speech by Mr Richard Needham" rel="bookmark">§</a> <cite class="member author entry-title"><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/people/mr-richard-needham?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" title="Mr Richard Needham">Mr. Needham</a></cite> <p class="first-para">Following the successful conclusion of the GATT round, my Department has carried out consultations with the trade associations representing our leading export sectors to establish which remaining barriers to trade most frustrated their members' efforts. This was the first step in a continuing dialogue with industry. The results of the consultations, and the <a class="permalink column-permalink" id="column_17w" title="Col. 17W — HC Deb 01 May 1995 vol 259 c17W" name="column_17w" href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written-answers/1995/may/01/trading-practices?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB#column_17w" rel="bookmark">17W</a> Government's strategy to deal with priority barriers will be announced shortly.</p> </blockquote> </div> <ol class="xoxo"> </ol> <div id="section-navigation"> <div id="previous-section"> Back to <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written_answers/1995/may/01/exports?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" rel="prev"> Exports </a> </div> <div id="next-section"> Forward to <a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/written_answers/1995/may/01/trade-missions?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" rel="next"> Trade Missions </a> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> <p><a href="https://api-parliament-uk.translate.goog/historic-hansard/typos?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB">Noticed a typo?</a> | <a href="mailto:data@parliament.uk?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en-GB" target="_BLANK" title="Opens a new page">Report other issues</a> | <a href="https://translate.google.com/website?sl=auto&tl=en&hl=en-GB&u=https://www.parliament.uk/site-information/copyright/" rel="copyright" id="copyright">© UK Parliament</a></p> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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