§ MR. HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if the invitation of the Spanish Government to an Industrial Conference at Madrid has been received; and, in such case, if he can state when it will assemble, and who will represent Great Britain and Ireland thereat?
§ * SIR M. HICKS BEACHYes, Sir, the invitation has been received, and the Conference will assemble on April 1. This country will be represented by the Under Secretary for the Homo Department, by Sir. H. Bergne, the Superintendent of the Treaty Department of the Foreign Office, and by Mr. H. Reader Lack, the Comptroller General of Patents.
§ MR. MUNDELLADoes the Government intend to send an expert to attend the Conference?
§ * SIR M. HICKS BEACHTwo of the Gentlemen whom I have named may be considered experts for the purposes of the Conference.