§ 5. Mr. HANNONasked the President of the Board of Trade whether he is yet in a position to inform the House of the terms of reference to the proposed Committee to inquire into British import and export trade; whether he has yet decided upon the personnel of the Committee and whether he will take into consideration the advisability of including among the members of the Committee representatives of trade unions and employers' organisations?
Mr. WEBBI hope to be in a position to make a full statement, as to both the terms of reference to the Committee and its composition, at an early date. Consideration has been given to the point raised in the last part of the question.
§ Mr. HANNONWill the right hon. Gentleman take into consideration the importance of giving these organisations representation?
Mr. WEBBI am afraid it would not be possible to give organisations representation as such, in the sense of asking them to nominate members, but care will be taken that they have, in fact, some representation.