HC Deb 13 February 1908 vol 184 cc206-7
MR. MACLEAN (Bath)

I beg to ask the President of the Board of Trade whether he will take into his consideration the advisability of extending the Commercial Intelligence Branch of the Board of Trade to some of the principal commercial centres of the United, Kingdom.

MR. KEARLEY

Without expressing an opinion on the proposal of my hon. friend, we are prepared to lay the suggestion before the Advisory Committee on Commercial Intelligence.