Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Alan Duncan (Conservative), on Wednesday, 15 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 43 members in total.

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IMPORTS FROM THE FAR EAST

That this House notes that the European Union claims that China and Vietnam receive government subsidies to sell shoes abroad and has imposed tariffs for shoes from these two countries for two years; further notes that this decision will lead to UK consumers paying a higher price for shoes, which acts as a regressive tax affecting those on low incomes the most; believes that the UK should be a beacon for free and fair trade; and calls on the Government to urge the European Commission to review these tariffs.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

16 

Session

2006-07

Other sponsors

Tobias Ellwood

Mark Prisk

Charles Hendry

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

Jonathan Djanogly

Subjects

China Footwear Import duties Vietnam

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk