§ * MR. CHIOZZA MONEYI beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that the trust or combination known as the Wall Paper Manufacturers, Limited, which embraces nearly the whole of the wall paper manufacturers in the United Kingdom, has succeeded in arranging monopolistic agreements for a further period of eight years with the great majority of the wall paper dealers of the United Kingdom, with the result that they have a virtual monopoly which is practically untouched by the very small imports of wall papers; and whether he can see his way to take steps by legislation or otherwise to protect consumers from monopoly in this instance.
§ MR. KEARLEYWe have no official information as to the agreements mentioned in the Question.
§ * MR. CHIOZZA MONEYDo the Board of Trade make it their business to inquire and keep records of these matters?
§ MR. KEARLEYWe do keep records of the information which comes to us. In this case the hon. Member has open to him the same sources of information as we have.
§ * MR. CHIOZZA MONEYWill you grant a Select Committee to inquire into the matter?
§ MR. KEARLEYThat Question should be addressed to my light hon. friend.