§ 8. Captain BOWYERasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Oversea Trade Department whether his Department arranges to obtain copies of all laws and decrees affecting commercial matters which are adopted by foreign and Colonial Legislatures and Governments, and if translations of such laws and decrees are available for the use of British manufacturers and trade organisations?
§ Sir ARTHUR STEEL-MAITLAND (Department of Oversea Trade)The overseas officers of the Department are instructed to report all legislation enacted in their areas so far as it affects British commercial interests. In the case of documents in foreign languages, translations are made available for British manufacturers and trade associations. In the few cases where the length of the document makes it impossible to provide the full translation, the Department is always ready to supply information as to any specific matters.