§ LORD HELMSLEYOn behalf of the hon. Member for Gravesend, I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will lay upon the Table the draft of the new Spanish tariff, to come into force on the 1st July, indicating how the proposed new duties compare with those now in force.
I beg also, on the same hon. Member's behalf, to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether representations have been received from Chambers of Commerce or individual manufacturers as to the probable effect upon British exports of the new Spanish tariff to come into force on the 1st July; what recom- 1536 mendations the Commercial Intelligence Committee have made; and what steps His Majesty's Government have taken, and with what result.
§ MR. LLOYD-GEORGEThe new Spanish tariff has not yet been published, but we are in communication with Chambers of Commerce confidentially on the subject through the Board of Trade Advisory Committee on Commercial Intelligence. The matter is being carefully watched.