§ 51. Major M'KENZIE WOODasked the Prime Minister whether food coming from the Overseas Dominions will be subject to-the provisions of the Exports and Imports. Regulation Bill?
§ Mr. BRIDGEMANI have been asked to reply. If the hon. and gallant Member will study the provisions of the Bill he will find that no article of food is included in the list of key industries; and that the powers to prohibit the import of goods on the ground of collapsed exchanges relate only to foreign countries. The only provisions which restrict importation from the Overseas Dominions into this country, therefore, are those to prevent dumping. These are confined to no particular class of article, but may be applied to any goods coming from any source. The application of these provisions, however, will in all cases take place only with the authority of a statutory body on which hon. Members of this House will be in a large majority.