§ 68. Sir WALTER de FRECEasked the Parliamentary Secretary to the Overseas Trade Department whether, in view of the Indian Tariff Bill and the new proposals which have been made within the last few days, he is taking steps to lay before British commercial interests affected the exact significance of these proposals; and whether he has received any indications up to the present to the effect that any of these proposals will produce a prejudicial effect upon British export trade?
§ Mr. LUNN (Secretary, Overseas Trade Department)A review of the Reports of the Indian Tariff Board embodying their recommendations for revised duties on iron and steel was published in the "Board of Trade Journal" for the 8th May. A copy of the Bill to which the hon. Member refers has not yet been received, but details of the duties proposed by the Measure will be published in the Journal as soon as the information is available. I have received no representations on the subject since the Tariff Board's recommendations were made public.
§ Sir F. WISEWas this tariff introduced to bolster up a particular firm in India, and would the consumer benefit?