§ 22. Mr. WALTER RAINEasked the President of the Board of Trade if he is aware that orders for repairs to British steamers are being obtained by Dutch ship repairers through a bounty of 30 per cent. of the wages bill being granted by the Dutch Government in conjunction with the municipalities in which the said works are situated: that, were it not for this 30 per cent. bounty granted on foreign orders, the British prices would be 1150 cheaper; and what steps does he propose to take to counteract this unfair trading, which helps to keep up the numbers of unemployed in this country?
Mr. WEBBI would refer the hon. Member to the reply given by the Minister of Labour to the hon. Member for Faversham on the 21st February, of which I am sending him a copy.