§ MR. YOUNGER (Ayr Burghs)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been directed to the rules and regulations for the enforcement of the Food and Drugs Act which have been issued by the United States Department of Agriculture and are to come into force on 1st January next, and to the effect such enforcement may have upon the transactions which take place in whisky between this country and the United States owing to the want of any recognised standard in this country; and whether he can do anything to secure a suspension of such rules until the question now sub judice is decided.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYThe Answer to the first part of the hon. Member's Question is in the affirmative. His Majesty's Ambassador at Washington has been instructed to furnish a Report on the matter. On receipt of this Report, His Majesty's Government will consider what action, if any, they can take in the interests of British trade.