19. Dr. MURRAYasked the President of the Board of Trade whether, in view of the Referee's decision on points of principle in the cream of tartar and other cases which have come before him, he will consider removing sodium pyrophosphate from the lists defining the key industries schedule?
§ Mr. BALDWINI would refer the hon. Member to the answer which I gave to him on the 15th May.
Dr. MURRAYCan the right hon. Gentleman give any reason why sodium pyrophosphate should be regarded as a fine chemical when potassium bitartrate, otherwise cream of tartar, is not?
§ Mr. BALDWINNo complaint has been made, during the period which was open for complaints, with regard to it.
Dr. MURRAYis the right hon. Gentleman going to wait till the people who deal in these 6,000 chemicals make complaints one by one?
§ Mr. KILEYDid not the President of the Board of Trade give an undertaking when the Bill was being considered that any case that went to the Referee would be decided in principle, and that, once a decision had been arrived at, similar substances would be dealt with accordingly?
§ Mr. HANNONWill the right hon. Gentleman consider the advisability of attaching a chemical laboratory to this House, for the use of hon. Members above the Gangway?
§ Mr. SPEAKERThese questions should be put down on the Paper.
§ Major MACKENZIE WOODAre you aware, Sir, that the last question was put with the deliberate intention of preventing my hon. Friend's question from being answered?
§ Mr. SPEAKERI think it was meant merely as a kindly bit of humour.