§ SIR HOWARD VINCENT (Sheffield, Central)To ask the President of the Board of Trade, having regard to the fact that the excess of the imports of foreign goods over the exports of British goods amounted in the six months ending 30th June, 1902, to £92,545,000, will he state what steps His Majesty's Government has taken or has in contemplation to remedy this state of matters.
(Answered by Mr. Gerald Balfour.) I am not prepared to admit that the excess of the imports of foreign goods over the exports of British goods, which has continued for many years, is in itself an evil calling for the application of a remedy by His Majesty's Government.