1. Mr. HUGH EDWARDSasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, whether, in view of the proportion of output from Briton Ferry in various forms which goes to France, he will suggest to the French Government the desirability of a reciprocity on their part by permitting steel turnings and scraps to be shipped from such ports as Brest, Pornic, and Rouen?
§ The SECRETARY of STATE for FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir E. Grey)The French Government have, since the outbreak of War, granted export permits for certain quantities of steel turnings and scrap for Briton Ferry, at the instance of His Majesty's Government, who will continue to support applications for further quantities.