§ 4. Mr. RAPERasked the President of the Board of Trade why the whisky export licensing Department is still maintained; and in what way the export of whisky affects the question of the control of maximum prices in the United Kingdom?
§ Sir P. LLOYD-GREAMEExport licensing in respect of whisky is administered by the small section of the Board of Trade which deals with export licences generally: there is no separate Department. So long as the price of whisky for domestic consumption is regulated it is desirable that export should be controlled, since otherwise the higher prices obtainable abroad might result in the domestic market being left short of supplies.