§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies, If the Chambers of Commerce throughout the Colonial Dominions of the Empire have been informed of the desire expressed by the Imperial Foreign Office to receive suggestions, from bodies and persons interested in British trade, as to the manner in which the services of Her Majesty's 663 Diplomatic and Consular Officers could be turned to the best advantage for its promotion and extension?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. OSBORNE MORGAN) (Denbighshire, E.)The Colonial Office does not communicate directly with the Chambers of Commerce in the Colonial Dominions of the Empire; but we propose calling the attention of the Governments of the Colonies in which there are such Bodies to the question raised by the hon. Member, and they will, no doubt, put themselves in communication with their own Chambers of Commerce, and report to Her Majesty's Government any recommendations received from them on the subject.
§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)asked the Under Secretary of State for India, If the Chambers of Commerce in the Indian Empire have been informed of the desire expressed by the Imperial Foreign Office to receive suggestions, from bodies and persons interested in British trade, as to the manner in which the services of Her Majesty's Diplomatic and Consular Officers could be turned to the best advantage for its promotion and extension?
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE (Mr. STAFFORD HOWARD) (Gloucester, Thornbury)The Chambers of Commerce in India have not yet been communicated with in reference to this matter; but the Government of India will be requested to invite an expression of the views of the Chambers and of other Commercial Bodies on the subject.